LITHE
lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, supple, sinuous
(adjective) gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
lithe (third-person singular simple present lithes, present participle lithing, simple past lode or lithed, past participle lidden or lithed)
(intransitive, obsolete) To go.
Etymology 2
Adjective
lithe (comparative lither, superlative lithest)
(obsolete) Mild; calm.
Synonyms: clement, gentle, mellow
Slim but not skinny.
Synonyms: lithesome, lissome, swack, Thesaurus:slender
Capable of being easily bent; flexible.
Synonyms: pliant, flexible, limber, Thesaurus:flexible
Adaptable.
Etymology 3
Verb
lithe
(intransitive, obsolete) To become calm.
(transitive, obsolete) To make soft or mild; soften; alleviate; mitigate; lessen; smooth; palliate.
Etymology 4
Verb
lithe (third-person singular simple present lithes, present participle lithing, simple past and past participle lithed)
(intransitive, obsolete) To attend; listen, hearken.
(transitive) To listen to, hearken to.
Etymology 5
Noun
lithe (plural lithes)
(Scotland) Shelter.
Anagrams
• Leith, Theil, Thiel, lieth
Source: Wiktionary
Lithe, v. i. & i. Etym: [Icel Listen.]
Definition: To listen or listen to; to hearken to. [Obs.] P. Plowman.
Lithe, a. Etym: [AS. lind, gelind, OHG. lindi, Icel. linr, L. lenis soft, mild, lentus flexible, and AS. linnan to yield. Cf. Lenient.]
1. Mild; calm; as, lithe weather. [Obs.]
2. Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis. Milton.
Lithe, v. t. Etym: [AS. Lithe, a.]
Definition: To smooth; to soften; to palliate. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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