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Naiad

noun

1 naiad

Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water.

synonym: water nymph.

Roget 979: god, goddess; heathen gods and goddesses; deva; Jupiter, Jove &c.; pantheon.    Allah, Bathala, Brahm, Brahma, Brahma, ... show more

2 naiad

Greek mythology A nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains.

Dutch: najade, nereïde, stroomnimf, undine, watergodin, waternimf
Polish: najada

Roget 341: sea, ocean, main, deep, brine, salt water, waves, billows, high seas, offing, great waters, watery waste, vasty deep;" wave, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: Davy, Davy Jones, Neptune, Nereid, Oceanid, Oceanus, Poseidon, Thetis, Triton, fresh-water nymph, kelpie, limniad, man fish, mermaid, merman, nix, nixie, ocean nymph, sea nymph, sea-maid ... show more.

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