Lissome
/ˈlɪs.əm/noun
Gracefully flexible, supple, and agile.
Did you know?“Lissome” is an English poetic offshoot of “lithe,” and it preserves an older sense of smooth, flexible grace rather than anything magical or occult.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
līþe
“gentle, mild, soothing; later also soft and flexible in sense”
Middle English
ME
lissom
“supple, limber, easily bent”
19th Century
English
lissome
“poetic or literary form meaning graceful and flexible”
Modern English
English
lissome
“gracefully supple or lithe”