: an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus inhabiting water : water nymph
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An undine is a water nymph who lives for love.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 June 2021
An undine is a tragic figure, committed to love on a scale that is grand and alien, while forced to rely on the capriciousness of a fickle human heart.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 June 2021
Is this the undine Mélisande emerging from the woods?
—Laura Jacobs, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2018
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 June 2021
An undine is a tragic figure, committed to love on a scale that is grand and alien, while forced to rely on the capriciousness of a fickle human heart.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 June 2021
Is this the undine Mélisande emerging from the woods?
—Laura Jacobs, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2018
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“Undine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undine. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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