lissome
adjective
lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
lissomeness
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a word derived from
lissome.
Example Sentences
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Athleticism became something he was later to champion in dance: Many of his male dancers had powerful musculatures, while many of his female dancers displayed lissomeness, force and boldness.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2018
Her movements retained all the lissomeness of youth.
From The Mountebank by William John Locke
Not just now, sir; he has hauled off to repair damages, and he wants all his strength and lissomeness to tackle a great worm like that.
From Rob Harlow's Adventures A Story of the Grand Chaco by W. Burton
That was not far off fifty; but in movement and lissomeness, she was young as she had been at twenty.
From Verner's Pride by Mrs. Henry Wood
The waist line, rather high but clearly defined—a precursor of the later more accentuated fashion—gave grace to her long slender limbs, and emphasised the lissomeness of her figure.
From I Will Repay by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
