supple
Pliant, flexible, easy to bendPliant, flexible, easy to bend.
» Through the practice of yoga, the students’ bodies became more supple.
Meaning
4 sensesPliant, flexible, easy to bend.
geschmeidig
Lithe and agile when moving and bending.
supple joints
supple fingers
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
(figuratively)Compliant; yielding to the will of others.
a supple horse
Smooth and drinkable.
Examples
5 sentencesThrough the practice of yoga, the students’ bodies became more supple.
The supple stave slid gracefully through the opening.
The author's language is vivid, supple and nuanced.
deDie Sprache des Autors ist plastisch, geschmeidig und nuanciert.
She claimed that yoga could make anyone's body supple.
My body is not as supple as it once was.
ruМоё тело уже не такое гибкое, каким было когда-то.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English souple, from Old French souple, soupple (“soft, lithe, yielding”), froFrom Middle English souple, from Old French souple, soupple (“soft, lithe, yielding”), from Latin supplic-, supplex (“suppliant, submissive, kneeling”), of uncertain formation. Either from sub + plicō (“bend”) (compare complex), or from sub + plācō (“placate”). More at sub-, placate.
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Forms
suppler, supplestSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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