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LISSOME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lissome mean?
• LISSOME (adjective)
The adjective LISSOME has 1 sense:
1. gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
Familiarity information: LISSOME used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
Synonyms:
lissom; lissome; lithe; lithesome; sinuous; supple
Similar:
graceful (characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution)
Derivation:
lissomeness (the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple)
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