All naiad synonyms
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N n noun naiad
- fairy — (in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- spirit — the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- goddess — a female god or deity.
- sprite — an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- nymphet — a young nymph.
- sylph — a slender, graceful woman or girl.
- dryad — a deity or nymph of the woods.
- mermaid — (in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
- nix — nothing.
- nereid — (sometimes lowercase) Classical Mythology. any of the 50 daughters of Nereus; a sea nymph.
- oceanid — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- kelpie — Australian kelpie.
- water sprite — a sprite or spirit inhabiting the water, as an undine.