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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