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suppleness
sup·ple S0905800 (sŭp′əl)adj. sup·pler, sup·plest 1. Readily bent, folded, or manipulated; pliant: a wallet made of supple leather. See Synonyms at flexible.2. Moving and bending with agility; limber: a supple gymnast.3. Adaptable to changing circumstances: "The supple ambiguities of English are a large part of its genius" (Mark Abley).tr. & intr.v. sup·pled, sup·pling, sup·ples To make or become supple.
[Middle English souple, from Old French, from Latin supplex, suppliant; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]
sup′ple·ness n.sup′ply, sup′ple·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | suppleness - the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supplelissomeness, lithenessgracefulness - beautiful carriage | | 2. | suppleness - the property of being pliant and flexiblepliancy, pliantnessbendability, pliability - the property of being easily bent without breaking | | 3. | suppleness - adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization"pliability, pliancy, pliantnessadaptability - the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances |
supplenessnounThe quality or state of being flexible:bounce, ductility, elasticity, flexibility, flexibleness, give, malleability, malleableness, plasticity, pliability, pliableness, pliancy, pliantness, resilience, resiliency, spring, springiness.Obsolete: flexure.Translationssupple (ˈsapl) adjective (of the body etc) bending easily. Take exercise if you want to keep supple; supple dancers. 易彎曲的，柔軟的 易弯的，柔软的 ˈsuppleness noun 柔軟性 柔软性MedicalSeesupplesuppleness
Related to suppleness: cagey, counterproductive, crotchety, snide, unequivocallySynonyms for supplenessnoun the quality or state of being flexibleSynonyms- bounce
- ductility
- elasticity
- flexibility
- flexibleness
- give
- malleability
- malleableness
- plasticity
- pliability
- pliableness
- pliancy
- pliantness
- resilience
- resiliency
- spring
- springiness
- flexure
Synonyms for supplenessnoun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and suppleSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the property of being pliant and flexibleSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun adaptability of mind or characterSynonyms- pliability
- pliancy
- pliantness
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