lithe
adjective/laɪð/
/laɪð/
- (of a person or their body) moving or bending easily, in a way that is attractive
- a tall lithe figure
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLithe is used with these nouns:- body
- figure
- grace
- …
Word OriginOld English līthe ‘gentle, meek’ also ‘mellow’, of Germanic origin; related to German lind ‘soft, gentle’.Definitions on the go
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