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- [lahyth]
- /laɪð/
- /ˈlaɪð.səm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahyth]
- /laɪð/
Definitions of lithesome word
- adjective lithesome bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina. 1
- abbreviation LITHESOME Lithe. 1
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Origin of lithesome
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English lith(e), Old English līthe; cognate with Old Saxon līthi, German lind “mild,” Latin lentus “slow”
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Parts of speech for Lithesome
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lithesome popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
lithesome usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lithesome
adj lithesome
- pliable — easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
- spry — active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- agile — Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily.
- nimble — quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.
- lithe — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
adjective lithesome
- lissom — lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
- loose-limbed — having supple arms and legs: a loose-limbed athlete.
- elastic — (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.
- slender — having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post.
- elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
Antonyms for lithesome
adj lithesome
- rigid — stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- clumsy — A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
- unbending — not bending or curving; inflexible; rigid.
- inflexible — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
- stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
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