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- [suhp-uh l]
- /ˈsʌp əl/
- /ˈsʌp.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhp-uh l]
- /ˈsʌp əl/
Definitions of supple word
- adjective supple bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible: a supple bough. 1
- adjective supple characterized by ease in bending; limber; lithe: supple movements. 1
- adjective supple characterized by ease, responsiveness, and adaptability in mental action. 1
- adjective supple compliant or yielding. 1
- adjective supple obsequious; servile. 1
- adjective supple body: flexible 1
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Origin of supple
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English souple flexible, compliant < Old French: soft, yielding, lithe < Latin supplic- (stem of supplex) submissive, suppliant, equivalent to sup- sup- + -plic-, variously explained as akin to plicāre to fold1, bend (thus meaning “bent over”; cf. complex), or to plācāre to placate1 (thus meaning “in the attitude of a suppliant”); (v.) Middle English supplen to soften, derivative of the noun (compare Old French asoplir)
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Parts of speech for Supple
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
supple popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
supple usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for supple
adj supple
- adaptable — If you describe a person or animal as adaptable, you mean that they are able to change their ideas or behaviour in order to deal with new situations.
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- balletic — If you describe someone's movements as balletic, you mean that they have some of the graceful qualities of ballet.
- bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- bosky — containing or consisting of bushes or thickets
adjective supple
- acrobatic — An acrobatic movement or display involves difficult physical acts such as jumping and balancing, especially in a circus.
- annealed — Simple past tense and past participle of anneal.
- contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
- elastic — (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.
- gymnastic — of or relating to physical exercises that develop and demonstrate strength, balance, and agility, especially such exercises performed mostly on special equipment.
Antonyms for supple
adj supple
- adamant — If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- brittle — An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken.
- buckram — cotton or linen cloth stiffened with size, etc, used in lining or stiffening clothes, bookbinding, etc
- close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
adjective supple
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- immalleable — (archaic) Not malleable.
- impliable — (archaic) Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.
- leatherlike — Resembling leather.
- nonporous — full of pores.
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