lissome

or lis·som

[ lis-uhm ]

/ ˈlɪs əm /

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adjective

lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.

agile, nimble, or active.

OPPOSITES FOR lissome

1 rigid.

2 clumsy.

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Origin of lissome

First recorded in 1790–1800; variant of lithesome

OTHER WORDS FROM lissome

lis·some·ly, adverblis·some·ness, noun

Words nearby lissome

lisp, lis pendens, Lissajous figure, lisse, lissom, lissome, lissotrichous, list, listed, listed building, listed company

How to use lissome in a sentence

The lean and lissome Obama has learned to slap with a long hand.
Mumbai's Dangerous Amnesia|M.J. Akbar|November 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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 Overton
Her own costly wedding veil drapes the dainty, lissome figure.
Guy Kenmore's Wife and The Rose and the Lily|Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller
What rhythms are so lissome and persuasive as those of the first part?
The Life of Francis Thompson|Everard Meynell

In 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