lissome
or lis·som
[ lis-uhm ]
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adjective
lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
agile, nimble, or active.
Origin of lissome
1First recorded in 1790–1800; variant of lithesome
Opposites for lissome
Other words from lissome
- lis·some·ly, adverb
- lis·some·ness, noun
Words Nearby lissome
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How to use lissome in a sentence
The lean and lissome Obama has learned to slap with a long hand.
There is certainly no lack of either about this idyll of Elizabeth Kemp of the lissome limbs and auburn hair.
When Winter Comes to Main Street | Grant Martin OvertonHer own costly wedding veil drapes the dainty, lissome figure.
Guy Kenmore's Wife and The Rose and the Lily | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerWhat rhythms are so lissome and persuasive as those of the first part?
The Life of Francis Thompson | Everard MeynellIn this garden the musicians played, and the tawny dancers writhed and curved their lissome bodies, in dramatic Eastern dances.
The Story of Seville | Walter M. Gallichan
Among the men of Seville one sees many slim, lissome, well-proportioned figures of medium height.
The Story of Seville | Walter M. Gallichan
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