nymphlike

8.3

Graceful and delicate in a way that looks very beautiful

adjective
/ˈnɪmfˌlaɪk/

: nímfico

In the garden, the flowers bloomed in such nymphlike beauty that it felt like a scene from a fairy tale.

Examples

A nymphlike vision of loveliness dashed in and sat agonizingly close beside him.

Fiction book (2001)
The dancer moved gracefully across the stage, her nymphlike form capturing everyone's attention.
Her nymphlike features and delicate movements made her the centerpiece of the art exhibition.

Synonyms

nymphal

vsnymphlike

Literature

8.4

Showing delicate, young beauty like a fairy

focuses on general graceful appearance rather than youthful charm

sylphlike

vsnymphlike

Archaic

9.4

Slim and graceful, moving in a light, delicate way like a dancer

highlights delicate beauty and general grace rather than narrow slenderness

nymphic

vsnymphlike

Specialized

9.9

Like the young form of some insects without wings or a nature spirit from myth

focuses on graceful, delicate appearance rather than technical or mythological use

Antonyms

clumsy

73 1.2

Moving in an awkward, unsteady way that causes accidents

ungainly

4 7.3

Moving or looking awkward and clumsy

How Nymphlike

ethereal

Literature

22 8.8

nymphlike

8.3

graceful

87 2.8

slender

57 1.4

Surface Forms

nymphlike positive

Morphology

nymphlike = nymph (transparent) = nymph + like

Formed by attaching the productive adjective-forming suffix '-like' to 'nymph', giving the direct meaning 'resembling a nymph'.

Etymology

Nymphlike comes from nymph, a Greek word for a 'young woman' or 'nature spirit' who was often 'beautiful' and 'graceful'. So, to be nymphlike is to look or move with a delicate, almost magical beauty.