Index of English words, starting with "ny"

(1) - Nymph (n.) Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad.
(2) - Nymph (n.) The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.
(3) - Nymph (n.) A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.
(4) - Nymph (n.) A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters.

(1) - Nymphean (a.) Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, nymphs; inhabited by nymphs; as, a nymphean cave.

(1) - Nymphish (a.) Relating to nymphs; ladylike.

(1) - Nymphlike (a.) Alt. of Nymphly