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lissom

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lis·some also lis·som  (lsm)
adj.
1. Easily bent; supple.
2. Having the ability to move with ease; limber.
[Alteration of lithesome.]
lissome·ly adv.
lissome·ness n.
lissom, lissome [ˈlɪsəm]
adj
1. supple in the limbs or body; lithe; flexible
2. agile; nimble
[variant of lithesome]
lissomly , lissomely adv
lissomness , lissomeness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lissom - moving and bending with ease
lissome, lithe, lithesome, supple, sylphlike, svelte, slender
graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
lissom lissome
Translations
lissom lissome [ˈlɪsəm] ADJ → ágil, flexible
lissom [ˈlɪsəm] adj → souple, agile
lissom(e)
adj → geschmeidig; person also → gelenkig
lissom [ˈlɪsəm] adj (liter) → leggiadro/a
lissom [ˈlɪsəm] adj (liter) → leggiadro/a


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He sought for beauty consciously, and he remembered how even as a boy he had taken pleasure in the Gothic cathedral as one saw it from the precincts; he went there and looked at the massive pile, gray under the cloudy sky, with the central tower that rose like the praise of men to their God; but the boys were batting at the nets, and they were lissom and strong and active; he could not help hearing their shouts and laughter.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
It was fringed in all its length with slim young birches, white stemmed and lissom boughed; ferns and starflowers and wild lilies-of-the-valley and scarlet tufts of pigeonberries grew thickly along it; and always there was a delightful spiciness in the air and music of bird calls and the murmur and laugh of wood winds in the trees overhead.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
"Ah, I see as you bean't quite so lissom as you was," replied the farmer, with a grim smile, as he lifted the latch of his door; "we bean't so young as we was, nother on us, wuss luck.
Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context
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