Meaning

3 senses
  1. Resembling a willow.

  2. Tall, slender and graceful.

    gertenschlank, rank, zierlich

    slender and graceful

  3. Having willow trees.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. She had a willowy figure.

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
tall, slender, graceful:

Origin

From willow + -y.

From willow + -y.

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Forms

willowier, willowiest
Comparativewillowier Lesson
Superlativewillowiest Lesson

irregular

Synonyms

21 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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