Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand.
--Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
2. Light; nimble; active. --Halliwell. -- {Lis"some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lissomeness — noun see lissome … New Collegiate Dictionary
lissomeness — See lissomely. * * * … Universalium
lissomeness — n. flexibility, suppleness, gracefulness; agility … English contemporary dictionary
lissomeness — lis·some·ness … English syllables
lissomeness — noun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple • Syn: ↑litheness, ↑suppleness • Derivationally related forms: ↑supple (for: ↑suppleness), ↑lithe (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
litheness — noun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple • Syn: ↑lissomeness, ↑suppleness • Derivationally related forms: ↑supple (for: ↑suppleness), ↑lithe, ↑lissome … Useful english dictionary
suppleness — noun 1. the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑lissomeness, ↑litheness • Derivationally related forms: ↑supple, ↑lithe (for: ↑litheness) … Useful english dictionary
lissome — also lissom adjective Etymology: alteration of lithesome Date: 1763 1. a. easily flexed b. lithe 2 2. nimble • lissomely adverb • lissomeness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Letty Lind — Letitia Elizabeth Rudge, better known as Letty Lind (December 21 1861 August 27 1923), was an English actress, dancer and acrobat, best known for her work in Burlesque at the Gaiety Theatre, and in musical theatre at Daly s Theatre, in… … Wikipedia
lissome — lissomely, adv. lissomeness, n. /lis euhm/, adj. 1. lithesome or lithe, esp. of body; supple; flexible. 2. agile, nimble, or active. Also, lissom. [1790 1800; var. of LITHESOME] Ant. 1. rigid. 2. clumsy. * * * … Universalium
