Lithe
/laɪð/noun
Flexible, supple, and graceful in movement.
Did you know?Lithe comes from an Old English word tied to softness and gentleness, not magic itself, but it shares a deep Indo-European root with words for ease, smoothness, and relief.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ley-
“to be gentle, soft, or pliant”
Old English
OE
līthe
“mild, gentle, lenient, or pliant”
Middle English
ME
lithe
“柔軟? flexible, supple, and easy in movement”
Modern English
English
lithe
“slender and gracefully flexible”