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also lissom
1
as in graceful
moving easily
the lissome actress's dance training is apparent in the way she moves on stage
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as in flexible
able to bend easily without breaking
rattan is such a lissome material that it can be used for all manner of furniture and baskets
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Recent Examples of lissome
The lissome little murder mystery retails for $15 and totals 100 pages.
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Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Dec. 2022
Jack collected lissome locks of women’s pubic hair.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021
The 5000 has one of the most lissome combinations of ride and handling of any car on the road; the 4000, however, is less smooth and less graceful.
—Steve Smith, Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2020
Coming on the heels of a few years of public disintegration, he’d been humbled, or wished to appear that way: a handed-the-world boy forced to disavow the person fame had turned him into, singing lissome songs of apology.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2020
One of my more luminous memories of that odd year, 1974, was a dance performed in Central Park in New York by three long and lissome non-pregnant maidens in white gauze gym suits.
—Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 June 2018
Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Dec. 2022
Jack collected lissome locks of women’s pubic hair.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021
The 5000 has one of the most lissome combinations of ride and handling of any car on the road; the 4000, however, is less smooth and less graceful.
—Steve Smith, Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2020
Coming on the heels of a few years of public disintegration, he’d been humbled, or wished to appear that way: a handed-the-world boy forced to disavow the person fame had turned him into, singing lissome songs of apology.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2020
One of my more luminous memories of that odd year, 1974, was a dance performed in Central Park in New York by three long and lissome non-pregnant maidens in white gauze gym suits.
—Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lissome
Adjective
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Pearce’s warm, earthy vocal tones highlight the song’s graceful melody.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
24 Feb. 2025
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In many ways, writer-director Jing Yi’s graceful and ephemeral drama, The Botanist (Zhi Wu Xue Jia), plays out like your typical coming-of-age movie.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This test involves inserting a long, flexible tube called an endoscope down your throat to see your esophagus and stomach.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
1 Mar. 2025
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Both are made from a water- and rip-resistant material that’s flexible.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Michelle Troconis, the 49-year-old Venezuelan socialite who was convicted on Friday for conspiracy to commit murder, is tall, willowy, and as beautiful as a newscaster.—
Rich Cohen,
airmail.news,
2 Mar. 2024
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Kidman, who’s nearly six feet tall, impossibly willowy, and the precise shade of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, has never been an Everywoman.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Two ultra-limber actors — Hassiem Muhammad and Ryan Sellers — in garish body makeup (and dance shoes) merge limbs and psyches for an electric demonstration of poetry in motion.—
Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
26 Jan. 2023
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For thousands of years, people have turned to yoga to feel more limber, release stress and rejuvenate their overall physical and mental health.—
Forrest Brown,
CNN,
21 June 2022
Adjective
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With a pliant Congress, Trump is using his office to benefit his family’s business interests, former prosecutors and ethics lawyers say.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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For all the talk and research that has gone into exploiting graphene’s pliant properties for use in wearable and flexible electronics, most of the polymer composites it has been mixed with to date have been on the hard and inflexible side.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Dec. 2016
Adjective
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Absolutely delicious mid palate with melt-in-your-mouth tannins, lithe acidity and elegant flavors that include soy, balsamic, red plums, prunes, figs and melted chocolate.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Ashanti’s lithe voice perfectly complimented Ja’s gruff vocal tone, providing Murder Inc.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There was also a second cleaner, who swept away the plastic bottles, wrappers, empty juice containers, plates of food, and other garbage that the passengers tossed on the floor.—
Amitava Kumar,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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Beyond this study, previous research has found miniscule plastic particles in every single type of human tissue tested, with other papers linking these microplastics to everything from brain inflammation to low male fertility.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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All three styles are unlined and fabricated from supple calf leather, suede, or a glossy, shiny coated sheepskin leather.—
Alexis Bennett Parker,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025
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Beyond belts, Hanks’ Powell Bison Bifold wallet, made from soft, supple bison leather and heavy-duty thread, features eight card slots, two hidden pockets, a flip-up ID window and a spacious cash compartment—perfect for keeping everything organized.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lissome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lissome. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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