litheness
51lissomness — lissom (also lissome) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ slim, supple, and graceful. DERIVATIVES lissomness noun. ORIGIN a contraction formed from LITHE(Cf. ↑litheness) + SOME(Cf. ↑ some) …
52lithe — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ slim, supple, and graceful. DERIVATIVES lithely adverb litheness noun. ORIGIN Old English, «gentle, meek, mellow» …
53lithely — lithe ► ADJECTIVE ▪ slim, supple, and graceful. DERIVATIVES lithely adverb litheness noun. ORIGIN Old English, «gentle, meek, mellow» …
54lithe — [līth′səmlīth] adj. lither, lithest [ME < OE lithe, soft, mild, akin to OHG lindi < IE base * lento , flexible, bendable > LINDEN, L lentus, pliant, flexible] bending easily; flexible; supple; limber; lissome: also lithesome [līth′səm]… …
55gracefulness — noun beautiful carriage • Ant: ↑awkwardness • Derivationally related forms: ↑graceful • Hypernyms: ↑carriage, ↑bearing, ↑posture • Hyponyms …
56lissome — adjective moving and bending with ease • Syn: ↑lissom, ↑lithe, ↑lithesome, ↑slender, ↑supple, ↑svelte, ↑sylphlike • Similar to: ↑graceful …
57lithe — adj. flexible, supple. Derivatives: lithely adv. litheness n. lithesome adj. Etymology: OE lithe f. Gmc …
58lithesome — adjective moving and bending with ease • Syn: ↑lissome, ↑lissom, ↑lithe, ↑slender, ↑supple, ↑svelte, ↑sylphlike • Similar to: ↑graceful …
59sylphlike — adjective moving and bending with ease • Syn: ↑lissome, ↑lissom, ↑lithe, ↑lithesome, ↑slender, ↑supple, ↑svelte • Similar to: ↑graceful …
