Forest vs. Nymph — What's the Difference?

A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing and ecological function.

A nymph (Greek: νύμφη, nýmphē; Ancient: [nýmpʰɛː], Modern: [nímfi]) in ancient Greek folklore is a minor female nature deity. Different from Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature, are typically tied to a specific place or landform, and are usually depicted as beautiful maidens.

A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth

A mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations

A large number or dense mass of vertical or tangled objects

An immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows, e.g. a dragonfly, mayfly, or locust.

Cover (land) with forest; plant with trees

A mainly brown butterfly that frequents woods and forest glades.

A growth of trees and other plants covering a large area.

Greek & Roman Mythology Any of numerous minor deities represented as beautiful maidens inhabiting and sometimes personifying features of nature such as trees, waters, and mountains.

A large number of objects bearing a similarity to such a growth, especially a dense collection of tall objects

A sexually mature and attractive young woman.

A defined area of land formerly set aside in England as a royal hunting ground.

The immature form of an insect, such as a grasshopper, that does not pass through a pupal stage during metamorphosis. Nymphs resemble adults but are smaller and lack fully developed wings.

To plant trees on or cover with trees.

The eight-legged immature form of certain arachnids, such as ticks and mites.

A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.

Any dense collection or amount.

A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful.

(historical) A defined area of land set aside in England as royal hunting ground or for other privileged use; all such areas.

(entomology) The larva of certain insects.

(graph theory) A graph with no cycles; i.e., a graph made up of trees.

(entomology) Any of various butterflies of the family Nymphalidae.

A group of domains that are managed as a unit.

A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters.

The colour forest green.

A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.

(transitive) To cover an area with trees.

The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.

An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated.

Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; - called also naiad.

A large extent or precinct of country, generally waste and woody, belonging to the sovereign, set apart for the keeping of game for his use, not inclosed, but distinguished by certain limits, and protected by certain laws, courts, and officers of its own.

(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden;

Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan.

A larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)

To cover with trees or wood.

A voluptuously beautiful young woman

The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

Land that is covered with trees and shrubs

Establish a forest on previously unforested land;