adjective · rare

lithe

lithe · lither · lithest

легкий, слабкий, незначний

незначительный

schlank, elastisch

Slim but not skinnySlim but not skinny.

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/laɪð/

» Love me lithe, love me long.

Люби меня гибко, люби меня долго. — Ooneykcall

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Meaning

4 senses

Slim but not skinny.
lithe body
schlank
Capable of being easily bent; flexible.
the elephant’s lithe trunk.
elastisch
Adaptable.
(obsolete)Mild; calm.
lithe weather
ruhig, mild

More definitions

gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

Examples

5 sentences

Love me lithe, love me long.
ruЛюби меня гибко, люби меня долго. — Ooneykcall
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This ballerina has a lithe body.
ruУ этой балерины гибкое тело. — marafon
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Mary has a lithe body.
ruУ Мэри гибкое тело. — marafon
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Swiftly, her lithe form darted through the forest paths until she reached the edge of the forest.
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Miss Virginia E. Otis was a little girl of fifteen, lithe and lovely as a fawn.
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Translations

3 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 3

mild, calm:

slim:

flexible:

Origin

From Middle English lithe, from Old English līþe (“gentle, mild”), from Proto-West Germani

From Middle English lithe, from Old English līþe (“gentle, mild”), from Proto-West Germanic *linþ(ī), from Proto-Germanic *linþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lentos.

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