dryad

dry·ad

noun \ˈdrī-əd, -ˌad\

Definition of DRYAD

: wood nymph

Examples of DRYAD

1. <dryads were said to live within trees, their lives ending when the life of the tree ended>

Origin of DRYAD

Latin dryad-, dryas, from Greek, from drys tree — more at tree

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DRYAD

Synonyms: nymph, hamadryad, naiad, oread, wood nymph

Related Words: mermaid, Nereid, Oceanid, sea-maid (or sea-maiden), siren, water nymph

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Rhymes with DRYAD

Akkad, aoudad, Baghdad, Belgrade, Carlsbad, caudad, comrade, Conrad, crash pad, crawdad, doodad, dorsad, dyad, egad, farad, Flagstad, footpad, gonad, granddad, heptad, horn-mad, ironclad, keypad, launchpad, maenad, monad, mouse pad, Murad, naiad, nicad, nomad, NORAD, notepad, pentad, pleiad, postgrad, scratch pad, Sinbad, tetrad, touch pad, triclad