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lissom

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlɪsəm/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Flexible and graceful in movement; lithe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: limber, lithesome, supple, bain, bendable, bendsome, bendy, flexible, flexile, lithe

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

moving and bending with ease

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lissome, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English lithsum, equivalent to lithe + -some. Doublet of lithesome.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гъвкав (gǎvkav) — flexible and graceful in movement — see also lithe
  • Bulgarian: пъргав (pǎrgav) — flexible and graceful in movement — see also lithe
  • Māori: pīwari — flexible and graceful in movement — see also lithe
  • Serbo-Croatian: gibak — flexible and graceful in movement — see also lithe
  • Vietnamese: dẻo — flexible and graceful in movement — see also lithe