suppleness
11suppleness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being flexible: bounce, ductility, elasticity, flexibility, flexibleness, give, malleability, malleableness, plasticity, pliability, pliableness, pliancy, pliantness, resilience, resiliency,… …
12suppleness — sup·ple·ness || sÊŒplnɪs n. pliancy; limberness; adaptableness …
13suppleness — sup·ple·ness …
14suppleness — See: supple …
15supple — suppleness, n. /sup euhl/, adj., suppler, supplest, v., suppled, suppling. adj. 1. bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible: a supple bough. 2. characterized by ease in bending; limber; lithe: supple movements. 3.… …
16pliancy — noun 1. the property of being pliant and flexible • Syn: ↑pliantness, ↑suppleness • Derivationally related forms: ↑supple (for: ↑suppleness), ↑pliant (for: ↑ …
17pliantness — noun 1. the property of being pliant and flexible • Syn: ↑pliancy, ↑suppleness • Derivationally related forms: ↑supple (for: ↑suppleness), ↑pliant, ↑pliant ( …
18supple — [[t]sʌ̱p(ə)l[/t]] suppler, supplest 1) ADJ GRADED A supple object or material bends or changes shape easily without cracking or breaking. The leather is supple and sturdy enough to last for years... Traditional cheesemaking skills give our brie… …
19pliability — noun 1. the property of being easily bent without breaking • Syn: ↑bendability • Derivationally related forms: ↑pliable, ↑bendable (for: ↑bendability) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
20stiff — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English stif, from Old English stīf; akin to Middle Dutch stijf stiff, Latin stipare to press together, Greek steibein to tread on Date: before 12th century 1. a. not easily bent ; rigid < a stiff collar > b …
