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lithe
(līth)adj. lith·er, lith·est
1. Readily bent; supple: lithe birch branches.
2. Marked by effortless grace: a lithe ballet dancer.
[Middle English, from Old English līthe, flexible, mild.]
lithe′ly adv.
lithe′ness n.
lithe
(laɪð)adj
flexible or supple
[Old English (in the sense: gentle; C15: supple); related to Old High German lindi soft, Latin lentus slow]
ˈlithely adv
ˈlitheness n
lithe
(laɪð, laɪθ)adj. lith•er, lith•est.
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible.
[before 900; Middle English lith(e), Old English līthe, c. Old Saxon līthi, Old High German lindi mild, Latin lentus slow]
lithe′ly, adv.
lithe′ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | lithe - moving and bending with ease graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution |
lithe
adjective supple, flexible, agile, limber, pliable, pliant, lissom(e), loose-jointed, loose-limbed His walk was lithe and graceful.
Translations
مَرِن، لَيِّن، رشيق
mrštný
smidig
lipur, liîugur
lokans
lithe
adj (+er) → geschmeidig; person, body also → gelenkig
lithe
(laið) adjective (used especially of the human body) bending easily; flexible. as lithe as a cat.
ˈlitheness noun