Mermaids

Synonyms for "mermaids" (12 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
etymologyfantasy figurefictional species

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
historical formlegendary beinglinguistic history

Related words (6)

Noun(6 words)
mythical beingmythical creaturesea nymphsymbolic figurewater nymphword origin

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

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More general

5 entries
fantasy characterfolklore characterlexical historylinguistic conceptmythical creature

More specific

9 entries
mere maidmermaid formmermaid healermermaid princessmermaid queenmermaid trickstermermaid warriorriver mermaidsea siren

Collocations

5 entries
mermaid lagoonmermaid legendmermaid mythmermaid statuemermaid tail

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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On that very night when the fern blooms — I’m just retelling what has been compiled in fairy tales by local people — the mermaids, wood and house goblins, werewolves, nixes, and different kinds of ghosts and sorcerers gathered together.

Source: tatoeba (1748830)

I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. I do not think that they will sing to me.

Source: tatoeba (1773003)

He talked to her about her eyes, how that they were beautiful dark-blue seas, and that thoughts and feelings floated like mermaids therein; and he spoke of her brow, how that it was a fair snowy mountain, and many other such like things he told her.

Source: tatoeba (3759568)

Like all the other mermaids, she had no feet and instead of legs she had a fish's tail.

Source: tatoeba (7740977)

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