lissom
/ˈlɪs(ə)m
/(also lissome)
adjective
(Of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful: the kind of outfit that should be left to lissom teenagers...
- The horses were idling around - how she loved to watch them their shiny coats, lissome bodies, the graceful tilt to their heads.
- And boy, the clothes did stick to the lissome bodies of the crowd on the ramp.
- One may have wondered as the lissom ladies gracefully showcased the trendy jewellery.
Synonyms
supple, lithe, limber, graceful, elegant, spry, flexible, loose-limbed, agile, nimble, deft, dexterous, fit;
slim, slender, thin, willowy, sylphlike, sleek, trim
Derivatives
lissomely
lissomness
/ noun ...- His feline lissomeness, soft landings and use of plié were at times astonishing.
- It was personality made specific in sound, and the music had a lissomeness and fluidity that jazz has mostly lost.
- The lissomeness with which he moved hither and thither was most impressive, as was his homicidal ardor when doing what I believe is called tackling.
Origin
Late 18th century: contraction, from lithe + -some1.
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