Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand.
--Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
2. Light; nimble; active. --Halliwell. -- {Lis"some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lissom — UK / US or lissome UK [ˈlɪs(ə)m] / US [ˈlɪsəm] adjective literary thin and graceful … English dictionary
lissom — [adj] supple adaptable, agile, bendable, bending, elastic, flexible, graceful, limber, lithe, lithesome, loose, malleable, moldable, pliable, pliant, resilient, rubber, springy, stretchy, wiry; concepts 488,604 … New thesaurus
lissom — (also lissome) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ slim, supple, and graceful. DERIVATIVES lissomness noun. ORIGIN a contraction formed from LITHE(Cf. ↑litheness) + SOME(Cf. ↑ some) … English terms dictionary
lissom — lis|som lissome [ˈlısəm] adj literary [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: lithesome lissom (18 20 centuries), from lithe + some] a body that is lissom is thin and graceful = ↑lithe … Dictionary of contemporary English
lissom lissome — adjective literary a body that is lissom is thin and graceful: her slender lissom figure … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lissom — adjective see lissome … New Collegiate Dictionary
lissom — adjective Variant spelling of lissome … Wiktionary
lissom — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. lithe, limber, supple, agile, flexible, pliant, loose, graceful, light on one s feet. ANT.: stiff, heavy, awkward … English dictionary for students
lissom — adj. flexible, limber, supple; agile, nimble; slender with elegance and beauty … English contemporary dictionary
lissom — (also lissome) adjective slim, supple, and graceful. Derivatives lissomness noun Origin C18: contr., from lithe + some1 … English new terms dictionary
