- lithe and lissom
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lithe and lissom
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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 — (also lissome) adjective slim, supple, and graceful. Derivatives lissomness noun Origin C18: contr., from lithe + some1 … English new terms dictionary
lissomness — 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
Lithesome — Lithe some (l[imac][th] s[u^]m), a. [See {Lithe}, a., and cf. {Lissom}.] Pliant; limber; flexible; supple; nimble; lissom. [1913 Webster] {Lithe some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lithesomeness — Lithesome Lithe some (l[imac][th] s[u^]m), a. [See {Lithe}, a., and cf. {Lissom}.] Pliant; limber; flexible; supple; nimble; lissom. [1913 Webster] {Lithe some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lissome — adjective moving and bending with ease • Syn: ↑lissom, ↑lithe, ↑lithesome, ↑slender, ↑supple, ↑svelte, ↑sylphlike • Similar to: ↑graceful … Useful english dictionary
lithesome — adjective moving and bending with ease • Syn: ↑lissome, ↑lissom, ↑lithe, ↑slender, ↑supple, ↑svelte, ↑sylphlike • Similar to: ↑graceful … Useful english dictionary
sylphlike — adjective moving and bending with ease • Syn: ↑lissome, ↑lissom, ↑lithe, ↑lithesome, ↑slender, ↑supple, ↑svelte • Similar to: ↑graceful … Useful english dictionary
loose-limbed — ▶ adjective SUPPLE, limber, lithe, lissom, willowy; agile, nimble. * * * /loohs limd /, adj. having supple arms and legs: a loose limbed athlete. [1815 25] * * * looseˈ limbedˈ or looseˈ jointˈed adjective Having supple limbs • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bendy — 1. adjective a) Having the ability to be bent easily. Bendy rulers are far more fun than the wooden ones. b) Of a person, flexible; having the ability to bend easily. Gymnasts are very bendy people. Syn … Wiktionary
