supple

The definition of supple is someone or something that bends and moves easily and gracefully.

(adjective)

The fluid and graceful movements of a dancer are an example of something that would be described as supple.

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See supple in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective suppler, supplest

  1. easily bent or twisted; flexible; pliant
  2. able to bend and move easily and nimbly; lithe; limber: a supple body
  3. easily changed or influenced
  4. adaptable, as to changes: a supple mind

Origin: ME souple < OFr < L supplex, humble, submissive, akin to supplicare: see supplicate

transitive verb, intransitive verb suppled, suppling

to make or become supple

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See supple in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective sup·pler, sup·plest
  1. Readily bent; pliant.
  2. Moving and bending with agility; limber.
  3. Yielding or changing readily; compliant or adaptable. See Synonyms at flexible.
tr. & intr.v. sup·pled, sup·pling, sup·ples
To make or become supple.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English souple

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin supplex, suppliant; see plāk-1 in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • supˈple·ness noun
  • supˈply, supˈple·ly adverb

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