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21supple — 1 flexible, resilient, *elastic, springy Analogous words: pliable, pliant, *plastic: *soft, gentle, mild Antonyms: stiff 2 Supple, limber, lithe, lithesome, lissome can all apply to bodily movements and mean showing freedom and ease in bending… …
22graceful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lithesome, lissome, svelte, sylphlike, gainly; easy, fluent; willowy, pleasing, elegant, attractive. See beauty, elegance. Ant., awkward. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [ Said of movement ] Syn. lissome …
23Lissom — Lis som, Lissome Lis some (l[i^]s s[u^]m), a. [For lithesome.] 1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. [1913 Webster] Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. Light; nimble; active. Halliwell. {Lis some*ness},… …
24Lissomeness — Lissom Lis som, Lissome Lis some (l[i^]s s[u^]m), a. [For lithesome.] 1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. [1913 Webster] Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. Light; nimble; active. Halliwell. {Lis… …
25lithe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lissome, supple, limber, flexible; spry, slender, willowy, sylphic, svelte. See softness, elasticity. Ant., stiff. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. supple, pliant, pliable; see agile , flexible 1 . III… …
26svelte — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. slim, narrow waisted; lithe. See narrowness, beauty. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. lithe, lissome, lean, slender; see smooth 1 , thin 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [SVELT]… …
27willowy — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. slender, graceful, lissome; see thin 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. slender, slim, svelte, thin, skinny, twiggy, graceful, lithe, lissome, pliant, supple, limber. ANT.: obese, fat, inflexible …
28lissomeness — noun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple • Syn: ↑litheness, ↑suppleness • Derivationally related forms: ↑supple (for: ↑suppleness), ↑lithe (for: ↑ …
29lithesome — adjective moving and bending with ease • Syn: ↑lissome, ↑lissom, ↑lithe, ↑slender, ↑supple, ↑svelte, ↑sylphlike • Similar to: ↑graceful …
30sylphlike — adjective moving and bending with ease • Syn: ↑lissome, ↑lissom, ↑lithe, ↑lithesome, ↑slender, ↑supple, ↑svelte • Similar to: ↑graceful …
