Lissome

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɪsÉ™m/

Origin

Alteration of lithesome

Alternative forms

• lissom

Full definition of lissome

Adjective

1. lithe; quick and graceful in movement
• TennysonStraight, but as lissome as a hazel wand.
• 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, Well, let me tell you, Jeeves, and you can paste this in your hat, shapeliness isn't everything in this world. In fact, it sometimes seems to me that the more curved and lissome the members of the opposite sex, the more likely they are to set Hell's foundations quivering.

Synonyms

• flexible, limber, lithe, supple