Supple
Meaning of Supple
adjective
- bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.
her supple fingers
my mind is becoming more supple
verb
make more flexible.
Middle English: from Old French souple, from Latin supplex, supplic- ‘submissive’, from sub- ‘under’ + placere ‘propitiate’.
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Hyphenation of Supple
Sup-ple
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- Supple is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Supple synonyms
Meaning lissome:
lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, svelte, sylphlike
Meaning limber:
Meaning quick and light in movement or action; agile:
Meaning capable of bending easily without breaking:
Meaning able to move quickly and easily:
Meaning performing, involving, or adept at spectacular gymnastic feats:
Meaning of a suitable quality, standard, or type to meet the required purpose:
Meaning neatly skilful and quick in one's movements:
Meaning bordered, shaded, or covered by willows:
Meaning having or showing grace or elegance:
Meaning graceful and stylish in appearance or manner:
Meaning easily bent:
Meaning easily bent; flexible:
Meaning easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch:
Meaning able to be worked, fashioned, or manipulated:
Meaning (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking:
Meaning (especially of material or a garment) able to stretch or be stretched easily:
Meaning (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after being stretched or compressed:
Meaning springing back quickly when squeezed or stretched; elastic:
Meaning (of a substance or object) giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid:
Meaning having a tough elastic texture, like that of rubber:
Meaning (of a substance or material) easily shaped or moulded:
Meaning (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed:
Supple antonyms
Meaning not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid:
Meaning (of a thing) not of the necessary quality or standard to meet a particular purpose:
Meaning unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible:
Meaning unwilling to change or compromise:
Anagrams of Supple
Words that rhyme with Supple
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