MEANING
Moving with supple agility and grace; flexible and lithe in manner or form.
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Use for agile, flexible movement or form.Describe fluid movement or a supple shape without focusing only on appearance.
Words that belong together
- lissome movement
- lissome figure
- lissome grace
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The dancer made a lissome turn beneath the low, amber lights.
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Usage notes
Lissome emphasizes easy flexibility and graceful movement; it does not simply mean thin.
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