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lis·some
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əm
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adjective
1.
lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
2.
agile, nimble, or active.
Also,
lis·som.
Origin:
1790–1800;
variant of
lithesome
Related forms
lis·some·ly,
adverb
lis·some·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
lithe
,
lissome.
Antonyms
1.
rigid.
2.
clumsy.
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lissom
or
lissome
(ˈlɪsəm)
—
adj
1.
supple in the limbs or body; lithe; flexible
2.
agile; nimble
[C19: variant of
lithesome
]
lissome
or
lissome
—
adj
[C19: variant of
lithesome
]
'lissomly
or
lissome
—
adv
'lissomely
or
lissome
—
adv
'lissomness
or
lissome
—
n
'lissomeness
or
lissome
—
n
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lissom
or
lissome
(ˈlɪsəm)
—
adj
1.
supple in the limbs or body; lithe; flexible
2.
agile; nimble
[C19: variant of
lithesome
]
lissome
or
lissome
—
adj
[C19: variant of
lithesome
]
'lissomly
or
lissome
—
adv
'lissomely
or
lissome
—
adv
'lissomness
or
lissome
—
n
'lissomeness
or
lissome
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
lissome
c.1800, variant of lithesome (1768, see
lithe
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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