Definition of Nymphal

1. a. Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs; nymphean.

Definition of Nymphal

1. Adjective. of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs ¹

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Definition of Nymphal

1. nymph [adj] - See also: nymph

Medical Definition of Nymphal

1. 1. Pertaining to a nymph. 2. Pertaining to the labia minora (nymphae). (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nymphal

nylghau
nylghaus
nylidrin
nylidrin hydrochloride
nylon
nylon stocking
nylonase
nylons
nym
nymph
nymph of the pavé
nymphae
nymphaea
nymphaeum
nymphales
nymphalid
nymphalids
nymphean
nymphetic
nymphetry
nymphets
nymphette
nymphettes
nymphic
nymphical

Literary usage of Nymphal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"The earliest quotation (in K.) is from Drayton, The Muses' Elysium, nymphal 2. [t] INSTIGATE, to urge on, incite. (L.) In Shak. ..."

2. Ants and Their Ways by William Farren White (1895)
"The marvellous history of the milch-kinc —The ' eggs' are pupae or the nymphal form of the aphis— ..."

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