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Meaning of "harpy" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HARPY

From Latin Harpyia, from Greek Harpuiai the Harpies, literally: snatchers, from harpazein to seize.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HARPY

ˈhɑːpɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARPY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Harpy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HARPY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Harpy

In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, a harpy were female monsters in the form of birds with human faces, together known as the Harpies. They steal food from their victims while they are eating and carry evildoers to the Erinyes. They seem originally to have been wind spirits. Their name means "snatchers". Homer wrote that a harpy was the mother of the two horses of Achilles sired by the West Wind Zephyros. Hesiod calls them two "lovely-haired" creatures, the daughters of Thaumas and Electra, who were sisters of the Iris. Pottery art depicting the harpies featured beautiful women with wings. Harpies as ugly winged bird-women, e.g. in Aeschylus' The Eumenides are a late development. Roman and Byzantine writers detailed their ugliness.

Definition of harpy in the English dictionary

The definition of harpy in the dictionary is a cruel grasping woman.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HARPY

allocarpy · apocarpy · charpie · geocarpy · okapi · parthenocarpy · polycarpy · sarape · serape · sharpie · sharpy · syncarpy · zarape

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARPY

harp · harp seal · Harper · Harper´s Ferry · harpies · harpin · harpings · harpins · harpist · harpoon · harpoon-like · harpooneer · harpooner · harpsichord · harpsichordist · harpy eagle · harpylike · harquebus · harquebuse · harquebusier

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARPY

canopy · chirpy · copy · flappy · floppy · happy · hippy · microscopy · occupy · physical therapy · poppy · puppy · py · sleepy · sloppy · spy · therapy · twerpy · twirpy · unhappy

Synonyms and antonyms of harpy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «harpy» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HARPY

Find out the translation of harpy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of harpy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «harpy» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

哈比
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

harpía
570 millions of speakers
en

English

harpy
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

harpy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هاربي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

гарпия
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

harpia
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ডাইনি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

harpie
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Harpy
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Harpyie
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ハーピー
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

하피
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Harry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đàn bà tham lam
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கோரப்பெ
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हॅपी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

acımasız kadın
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

arpia
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

harpia
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

гарпія
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

harpie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στρίγκλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

harpij
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

harpy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

harpy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of harpy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARPY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of harpy
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about harpy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARPY»

Discover the use of harpy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to harpy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Harpy Thyme
Gloha, the beautiful offspring of a harpy and a goblin, who represents the only creature of her kind on the world of Xanth, searches for the Good Magician Humfrey, hoping to learn how a unique being can find true love
Piers Anthony, 1995
2
Harpy Eagles
An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of harpy eagles, endangered birds that live in lowland rain forests from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.
Sandra Donovan, 2002
3
The Golden Harpy
He pulled from his small bag a laser gun and pointed it towards the harpy as he stepped out in front of the crowd. “This harpy murdered my brother and if you fools don't know how to deal with it, I will,” he shouted. The people saw the weapon ...
S. Klaus, 2004
4
From the Harpy Tomb to the Wonders of Ephesus: British ...
This book explores the fascinating stories behind the collection of antiquities from the Ottoman Empire between 1840 and 1880.
Debbie Challis, 2008
5
From the Haiku Harpy of Sagamore
Her creative soul awoke to the art of haiku. e m hopes that this work will inspire all who struggle to seek their creative selves and find hope and strength through their own art.
E. M. July, 2009
6
Looney and the harpy eagle
The harpy eagle was a friend of all the rodents. 3. Caroline liked to play in the tombola. 4. The wheat fields were saved thanks to the harpy eagles. 5. The harpy eagle taught Looney about the food chain. 2. Helping the little donkey. This little ...
Patricia Fernandini León
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The Gift of Birds: Featherwork of Native South American Peoples
Figure 8.14 The Tukano say that if one meets a jaguar in the forest who wears harpy eagle down, one knows at once that this is not an ordinary animal but a sorcerer who has entered the body of a jaguar and made it aggressive and ...
Ruben E. Reina, Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1991
8
China and Antiterrorism
The Harpy Drone Like the Phalcon, Israel's Harpy drone, an unmanned assault aircraft, is exclusively the product of Israeli technology.19 The "harpy" can loiter over enemy territory for hours and then fire radar and laser-guided munitions at ...
Simon Shen, 2007
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Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World
Such is the life of the New Guinea harpy eagle. Little has been written about this eagle because so little research has been done on it. Most of the information about this medium- sized eagle comes from local people who inhabit the same ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2001
10
Ravnica:
Her response to the harpy was probably more physical than the birdwoman had expected. With the feeling back in her legs, Fonn was able to kick off the ground and into the air in a gymnastic backward somersault. She caught the harpy in the  ...
Cory Herndon, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term harpy is used in the context of the following news items.
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13 In 3: Counting down the most ineffective killer robots in cinema
Sometimes you just don't have time to read. That's where video comes in! In our new series "13 in 3," HitFix Harpy counts down the weekly topic ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
2
The cast of Supergirl suit up in brand-new character posters - HitFix
Herofix Harpy. Events. In Theaters On Demand ... Harpy. Fangirl Headquarters with Donna Dickens. Follow On. Supergirl character posters. «HitFix, Jul 15»
3
Its time to admit Comic-Con exclusive footage is dead - HitFix
Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 291 - 'BoJack Horseman,' 'Dinosaurs' and more · Harpy. Fangirl Headquarters with Donna Dickens. «HitFix, Jul 15»
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This Game of Thrones "Shame" cosplay needs to be resurrected for …
Herofix Harpy. Events. In Theaters On Demand ... Harpy. Fangirl Headquarters with Donna Dickens. Follow On. Cersei Shame Cosplay Group. «HitFix, Jul 15»
5
Blades daughter inherits the vampire slaying family business in …
Herofix Harpy. Events. In Theaters On Demand ... Harpy. Fangirl Headquarters with Donna Dickens. Follow On. BLADE #1. Credit: Marvel ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
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Final Fantastic Four trailer focuses on Doctor Doom, finally gets the …
Star-wars-countdown--boba-fett-ray_todays_latest_headline_1 · 158 days until Star Wars: Boba Fett has a message for Darth Vader · Harpy. «HitFix, Jul 15»
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For the 1947 Blogathon: They Won't Believe Me! - Blogs - The Rolla …
Greta's not a shrieking harpy, and she calmly informs Larry that if he chooses her over Janice, there is a job lined up for him in LA, at a ... «The Rolla Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Rare Harpy Eagle Chick Captured in New Photos - NBC News
Harpy eagles nesting high above the understory of the Peruvian rainforest have been captured in a series of stunning new photos. One of the ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
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18 cosplayers who COMPLETELY stole the show at Comic-Con
While HitFix Harpy couldn't catch all of them, these were the best of the best we saw at Comic-Con 2015! Jokermasquerade. 18 cosplayers who ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
10
SpideyPool lives! Deadpool and Spider-Man team up this fall in a …
Harpy. Fangirl Headquarters with Donna Dickens. Follow On. Spider-Man and Deadpool comic. Credit: Jereme Dickens/HitFix ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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