Dictionary Definition
lithe adj : gracefully slender; moving and
bending with ease [syn: lissome, lissom, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike]
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Etymology
Old English līþePronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aɪð
Adjective
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Verb
litheExtensive Definition
Lithe may refer to:
- Lithe (programming language), an experimental programming language
- Lithe (Middle-earth), a fictional holiday in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
adaptable, bendable, bending, compliant, ductile, elastic, extensible, extensile, fabricable, facile, fictile, flexible, flexile, flexuous, formable, formative, giving, impressible, impressionable, lean, like putty, limber, lissome, lithesome, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant, receptive, responsive, sensitive, sequacious, shapable, slender, slight, slim, spare, springy, submissive, supple, susceptible, thin, tractable, tractile, whippy, willowy, yielding