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.
lissome — index flexible, malleable, pliable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lissome — c.1800, variant of LITHESOME (Cf. lithesome) … Etymology dictionary
lissome — lithesome, lithe, *supple, limber Analogous words: & Contrasted words: see those at LITHE … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lissome — or lissom [lis′əm] adj. [altered < LITHESOME] bending or moving gracefully or with ease and lightness; lithe, supple, limber, agile, etc. lissomely adv. lissomly … English World dictionary
lissome — lissom UK / US or lissome UK [ˈlɪs(ə)m] / US [ˈlɪsəm] adjective literary thin and graceful … English dictionary
lissome — also lissom adjective Etymology: alteration of lithesome Date: 1763 1. a. easily flexed b. lithe 2 2. nimble • lissomely adverb • lissomeness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
lissome — lissomely, adv. lissomeness, n. /lis euhm/, adj. 1. lithesome or lithe, esp. of body; supple; flexible. 2. agile, nimble, or active. Also, lissom. [1790 1800; var. of LITHESOME] Ant. 1. rigid. 2. clumsy. * * * … Universalium
lissome — adjective /ˈlɪsəm/ lithe; quick and graceful in movement Syn: flexible, limber, lithe, supple … Wiktionary
lissome — Synonyms and related words: adaptable, bendable, bending, compliant, ductile, elastic, extensible, extensile, fabricable, facile, fictile, flexible, flexile, flexuous, formable, formative, giving, impressible, impressionable, like putty, limber,… … Moby Thesaurus
lissome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. limber, lithe, agile. See softness, elasticity.Ant., stiff, inflexible. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. lithe, supple, flexible; see agile , flexible 1 … English dictionary for students
