supple

sup·ple  (spl)

adj. sup·pler, sup·plest

1. Readily bent; pliant.

2. Moving and bending with agility; limber.

3. Yielding or changing readily; compliant or adaptable. See Synonyms at flexible.

tr. & intr.v. sup·pled, sup·pling, sup·ples

To make or become supple.

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[Middle English souple, from Old French, from Latin supplex, suppliant; see plk-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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supple·ness n.

supply, supple·ly adv.

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supple [ˈsʌp^əl]

adj

1. bending easily without damage

2. capable of or showing easy or graceful movement; lithe

3. mentally flexible; responding readily

4. disposed to agree, sometimes to the point of servility

vb

Rare to make or become supple

[from Old French souple, from Latin supplex bowed]

suppleness  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	supple - make pliant and flexible; "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Adj.	1.	supple - moving and bending with ease lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, sylphlike, svelte, slender graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
	2.	supple - (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination" limber flexible - capable of being changed; "flexible schedules"
	3.	supple - (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely limber flexile, flexible - able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches"

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supple

adjective

1. pliant, flexible, pliable, plastic, bending, elastic, rubbery, bendable, stretchable The leather is supple and sturdy enough to last for years.
pliant firm, stiff, rigid, taut, inflexible, unyielding, unbending

2. flexible, lithe, limber, lissom(e), loose-limbed Paul was incredibly supple and strong.
flexible stiff, awkward, inflexible, creaky (informal), graceless, unsupple

Translations

supple [ˈsʌpl] ADJ [body, leather] → flexible; [joint, limb] → ágil; [skin] → suave
this will keep your skin supple → esto mantendrá tu piel suave
to keep o.s. supple → mantenerse flexible

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supple [ˈsʌp^əl] adj

[person, body] → souple

[skin, leather] → souple

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supple

adj (+er) body, material etc → geschmeidig, elastisch; person → beweglich; shoes → weich; mind, intellect → beweglich, flexibel; to keep oneself/one’s fingers supple → sich/seine Finger beweglich halten

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supple [ˈsʌpl] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) → elastico/a, flessibile; (person) → agile

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supple [ˈsʌpl] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) → elastico/a, flessibile; (person) → agile

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supple

adj supple [ˈsapl]

(of the body etc) bending easily Take exercise if you want to keep supple; supple dancers. soepel لَيِّن، مَرِن، لَدِن гъвкав ohebný, vláčný spændstig geschmeidig ευλύγιστος, εύκαμπτος flexible nõtke نرم notkea souple גָמִיש सुनम्य savitljiv, gibak hajlékony lentur sveigjanlegur, lipur agile, flessibile しなやかな 유연한 lankstus lokans lembut lenig myk, bøyelig, spenstig gibki, giętki flexível suplu гибкий ohybný, pružný gibek savitljiv mjuk, smidig, spänstig งอโค้งได้ง่าย esnek 柔軟的 робити(ся) гнучким لچک دار dẻo, dễ uốn 柔软的

n suppleness

soepelheid لُيونَه، مُرونَه، لُدونَه гъвкавост ohebnost spændstighed die Geschmeidigkeit ευλυγισία flexibilidad nõtkus نرمي notkeus souplesse גְמִישוּת नम्यता, लचीलापन, वश्यवर्तिता, चापलूसी gipkost, savitljivost hajlékonyság, simulékonyság kelenturan sveigjanleiki, lipurð agilità, flessibilità しなやかさ 유연함 lankstumas lokanība; lokanums kelembutan lenigheid mykhet, spenstighet gibkość flexibilidade upleţe гибкость ohybnosť gibkost savitljivost mjukhet, smidighet, spänstighet ความนิ่มนวลอ่อนน้อม esneklik 柔軟性 гнучкість لچک، نرمی sự dẻo, sự dễ uốn 柔软性