lissome

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈlɪsəm/ UK /ˈlɪsəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
slim, supple, and graceful in movement

The lissome dancer moved across the stage with ease.

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Synonyms

1 adj · slim, supple, and graceful... supple lithe limber graceful willowysveltenimble agile

Opposites

stiff ungainly clumsy rigid

Word family

Derived forms lissomenesslissomely

Related forms lithe lithesomelissom

Etymology

An alteration of lithesome, from lithe ('supple, gentle') + -some. From Old English līþe ('soft, mild, gentle'), from Proto-Germanic *linþijaz.

līþe Old English *linþijaz Proto-Germanic

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# lissome

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɪsəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlɪsəm/

## Meanings
1. slim, supple, and graceful in movement

## Examples
- The lissome dancer moved across the stage with ease.

## Synonyms
- supple
- lithe
- limber
- graceful
- willowy
- svelte
- nimble
- agile

## Antonyms
- stiff
- ungainly
- clumsy
- rigid

## Derived Forms
- lissomeness
- lissomely

## Related Forms
- lithe
- lithesome
- lissom

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: līþe
- Root: *linþijaz

## Etymology
An alteration of lithesome, from lithe ('supple, gentle') + -some. From Old English līþe ('soft, mild, gentle'), from Proto-Germanic *linþijaz.

## AI Etymology
Lissome is an alteration of lithesome, from lithe ('supple, gentle') + -some. From Old English līþe ('soft, mild, gentle'), from Proto-Germanic *linþijaz. The etymological trail includes Old English līþe, Proto-Germanic *linþijaz. The same word family includes lissomeness, lissomely, lithe, lithesome, lissom. Its current adjective use means "slim, supple, and graceful in movement".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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