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Antonyms for lithe

Grammar : Adj
Spell : lahyth
Phonetic Transcription : laɪð

Definition of lithe

Origin :
  • Old English liðe "soft, mild, gentle, meek," from Proto-Germanic *linthja- (cf. Old Saxon lithi "soft, mild, gentle," Old High German lindi, German lind, Old Norse linr, with characteristic loss of "n" before "th" in English), from PIE root *lent- "flexible" (cf. Latin lentus "flexible, pliant, slow," Sanskrit lithi). In Middle English, used of the weather. Current sense of "easily flexible" is from c.1300. Related: Litheness.
  • adj flexible, graceful and slender
Example sentences :
  • He got to his feet with lithe swiftness of movement, and sprang close to the desk.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • She was a lithe, strong woman, taller than he, or else she would have fallen.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • She struck him, kicked and twisted with all her splendid, lithe strength, but it was in vain.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • She was in riding costume and was bending a lithe whip in her gloved hands.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • There was a lithe alertness in the woman that puzzled Lenyard.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • His tall, lithe, compelling figure was drawn to its full height.
  • Extract from : « David Dunne » by Belle Kanaris Maniates
  • Lithe, full-bosomed, and ruddy, she radiated a powerful and subtle charm.
  • Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
  • He was broad of shoulder with erect, military figure; while they were lithe and sinewy.
  • Extract from : « Rodney, the Ranger » by John V. Lane
  • Then he noticed that she was tall and lithe, and that she had fine brown eyes and hair.
  • Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray
  • He was lithe, of indeterminate age, but with a look of great determination.
  • Extract from : « Suite Mentale » by Gordon Randall Garrett

Synonyms for lithe

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