nympheanadj.

Brit.

/nɪmˈfiːən/, U.S.

/nɪmˈfiən/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek νυμϕαῖος , -an suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek νυμϕαῖος of or belonging to a nymph (see nymphaea n.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier nymphal adj.

Now rare.

Of, relating to, or reminiscent of a nymph or nymphs; nymphlike.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > of or relating to nymph(s)

nymphly1611

nymphean1661

nymphic1799

1661 S. Pordage Paradysus in Mundorum Explicatio 249 See here..The Heav'nly Dryads, a Nymphean Troop of the coelestial Graces, hither come To bid thee welcome are.

1740 J. Dyer Ruins of Rome 25 Flow'ry bow'rs they seek,..Or cool Nymphean Grots.

1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry III. 219 The description of the cavern is taken from the nymphean grotto and its subterraneous stream.

1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. iii. 27 Without throwing a Nymphean tissue over a milkmaid.

1881 G. W. Cable Mme. Delphine ii The cultivation of..nymphean grace and beauty.

2000 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 24 Nov. 2 Gazing at her nymphean countenance..its hard not to be cynical and see her as just another pretty face.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nymphean
释义	nympheanadj. Brit. /nɪmˈfiːən/, U.S. /nɪmˈfiən/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek νυμϕαῖος , -an suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek νυμϕαῖος of or belonging to a nymph (see nymphaea n.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier nymphal adj. Now rare. Of, relating to, or reminiscent of a nymph or nymphs; nymphlike. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > of or relating to nymph(s) nymphly1611 nymphean1661 nymphic1799 1661 S. Pordage Paradysus in Mundorum Explicatio 249 See here..The Heav'nly Dryads, a Nymphean Troop of the coelestial Graces, hither come To bid thee welcome are. 1740 J. Dyer Ruins of Rome 25 Flow'ry bow'rs they seek,..Or cool Nymphean Grots. 1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry III. 219 The description of the cavern is taken from the nymphean grotto and its subterraneous stream. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. iii. 27 Without throwing a Nymphean tissue over a milkmaid. 1881 G. W. Cable Mme. Delphine ii The cultivation of..nymphean grace and beauty. 2000 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 24 Nov. 2 Gazing at her nymphean countenance..its hard not to be cynical and see her as just another pretty face. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1661
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