SUPPLENESS

pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness

(noun) adaptability of mind or character; “he was valued for his reliability and pliability”; “he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization”

lissomeness, litheness, suppleness

(noun) the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple

pliancy, pliantness, suppleness

(noun) the property of being pliant and flexible

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

suppleness (usually uncountable, plural supplenesses)

The quality of being supple; litheness.

Source: Wiktionary


Sup"ple*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being supple; flexibility; pliableness; pliancy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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