limber, supple
(adjective) (used of persons’ bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
limber, supple
(adjective) (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; “a supple mind”; “a limber imagination”
lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, supple, sinuous
(adjective) gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
supple
(verb) make pliant and flexible; “These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
supple (comparative suppler, superlative supplest)
pliant, flexible, easy to bend
lithe and agile when moving and bending
compliant; yielding to the will of others
supple (third-person singular simple present supples, present participle suppling, simple past and past participle suppled)
(ambitransitive) To make or become supple.
(transitive) To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.
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Supple (plural Supples)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Supple is the 25102nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 989 individuals. Supple is most common among White (95.65%) individuals.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sup"ple, a. Etym: [OE. souple, F. souple, from L. supplex suppliant, perhaps originally, being the knees. Cf. Supplicate.]
1. Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers.
2. Yielding compliant; not obstinate; submissive to guidance; as, a supple horse. If punishment . . . makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender. Locke.
3. Bending to the humor of others; flattering; fawning; obsequious. Addison.
Syn.
– Pliant; flexible; yielding; compliant; bending; flattering; fawning; soft.
Sup"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suppled; p. pr. & vb. n. Suppling.]
1. To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather. The flesh therewith she suppled and did steep. Spenser.
2. To make compliant, submissive, or obedient. A mother persisting till she had bent her daughter's mind and suppled her will. Locke. They should supple our stiff willfulness. Barrow.
Sup"ple, v. i.
Definition: To become soft and pliant. The stones . . . Suppled into softness as they fell. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
