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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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Don’t miss the moment, grabbing these Demarson Odell Hoop Earrings, whose 12-karat gold and rhodium twist around each other in a graceful harmony.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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During a visit here, travelers can swim with these large, graceful creatures and also see schools of fish and other sea life.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There’s no question that the younger generation has brought their own approach to office life—prioritizing mental health, flexible scheduling, and work-life balance—and are even getting fired for not knowing how to act workplace-appropriate.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Its model favors small and midsize creators, offering quick setup, flexible operations, and space for experimentation.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Her willowy frame takes a tremendous battering as brutes slam her into tables and through walls.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Only two bodies remain still: Ferran’s, in one corner of the platform, and that of a young man (Jabez Sykes) diagonally across from her, tall and willowy and pale — two statues that seem moonlit while the rest of the world writhes and sweats around them.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025
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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Ever since the company’s founder was pushed out and fled Russia in 2014 for resisting Kremlin demands and the company was handed over to Putin allies, VK has been more than pliant in cooperating with the state.—
Justin Sherman,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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As Perez wrote, Musk’s free-speech absolutism was a fiction perpetuated by a pliant media.—
Jacob Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Miles Mykkanen’s Sam gets to unsheathe his glinting high tenor, and Lauren Snouffer’s 14-year-old Sarah tosses her lithe soprano voice into airborne vaults.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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There was a trio of lithe Kindle Scribe e-readers that promised snappier interfaces, including the standard Scribe ($430), Scribe With Frontlight ($550), and Scribe Colorsoft ($630).—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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How2work, a design production house in Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong district, manufactures most of the plastic renditions of the characters from The Monsters series.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
12 Oct. 2025
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The city now has plastic turf on eight fields at five parks, and at other city playgrounds and recreational areas.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Made from supple faux leather, the incredibly affordable luggage tag comes with a subtle privacy shield to cover your personal information.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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Yes, skincare and haircare, which means your favorite players will be lacing up with supple skin and a moisturized scalp.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lissome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lissome. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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