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naiads

naiads is the plural of naiad.

Meaning of naiad

Noun

naiad (plural naiads or naiades)

  1. (Greek) A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
    • A Naiad loved him, and forbade him to hold intercourse with any other woman under pain of loss of sight.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 230
  2. The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.
    Synonyms:
    instar, larva, nymph
  3. Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.
    Synonyms:
    water nymph

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Questions about naiads

What is naiads the plural of?
Naiads is the plural of naiad.

Words near naiads in the dictionary

  1. NAIA
  2. naiad
  3. naiadaceous
  4. naiades
  5. Naiadian
  6. naiads
  7. naiant
  8. naias
  9. NAIAX
  10. naib
  11. naibor

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