lithe

About 0.44 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Mild; calm.

   lithe weather

2. adjective Slim but not skinny.

   lithe body

3. adjective Capable of being easily bent; flexible.

   the elephant’s lithe trunk.

4. adjective Adaptable.
5. verb To become calm.
6. verb To make soft or mild; soften; alleviate; mitigate; lessen; smooth; palliate.
7. verb To attend; listen, hearken.
8. verb To listen to, hearken to.

Similar words

lithesome lissom lissome svelte supple slender graceful sylphlike pliant limber

Often followed by

and body figure as young form grace bodies movement

Word family

lithely litheness lithenesses lither lithest