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View synonyms for lissome

lissome

or lis·som

[ lis-uhm ]

adjective

  1. lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.

    Antonyms: rigid

  2. agile, nimble, or active.

    Antonyms: clumsy



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Other Words From

  • lissome·ly adverb
  • lissome·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lissome1

First recorded in 1790–1800; variant of lithesome ( def )

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Example Sentences

The lean and lissome Obama has learned to slap with a long hand.

There is certainly no lack of either about this idyll of Elizabeth Kemp of the lissome limbs and auburn hair.

Her own costly wedding veil drapes the dainty, lissome figure.

What rhythms are so lissome and persuasive as those of the first part?

In this garden the musicians played, and the tawny dancers writhed and curved their lissome bodies, in dramatic Eastern dances.

Among the men of Seville one sees many slim, lissome, well-proportioned figures of medium height.

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