supple Definition
sup·ple (sup′əl)
adjective -·pler, -·plest
- easily bent or twisted; flexible; pliant
- able to bend and move easily and nimbly; lithe; limber a supple body
- easily changed or influenced
- adaptable, as to changes a supple mind
Etymology: ME souple < OFr < L supplex, humble, submissive, akin to supplicare: see supplicate
transitive verb, intransitive verb -·pled, -·pling
to make or become supple
supple Related Forms
sup′·plely adverb
sup′·ple·ness noun
supple Synonyms
supple Usage Examples
Preposition: with
flavor: The palate is mellow and supple with developed rich flavors derived from extended aging in oak.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- keep: The movement of the balls will keep the glove supple.
- make: Yoga, for example, can help to relax the muscles and make the joints more supple.
- leave: Ideal to infuse your shower with its sunny scent of gardenia flowers, as it sensually softens your skin and leaves hair supple.
Modifies a noun
- tannin: Good firm but supple tannins, with a very good finish.
- leather: From an Italian designer in soft supple prime grade leather.
- texture: Helps restore a more supple texture to the skin.
- suspension: On poor road surfaces the supple suspension comes into its own, soaking up ruts.
- skin: Bea's measures a mouth watering perfect 34C 24 34 with soft supple skin.
- ride: Handling is sublime, with a supple ride that doesn't insulate the driver from the car's precise responses.
Modifying Another Word
- very: CM: very supple, already showing great finesse.
- yet: They are strong enough to withstand any challenge yet supple enough to give unrivaled comfort.
- so: Straight Jacket Escape Escapology, now that I am twice the bodyweight, out of practice and not nearly so supple.
- quite: But as it turns out, the language is quite supple when.. .
- relatively: For example, I bathe in porridge oats because they make my skin relatively supple after a bath, ' he says.
- still: The long life treatment protects the sheath against increased wear and ensures high durability but the ropes are still supple.
Used with adjective complement
- become: As the hurdles dry with age they become less supple.
- feel: My back feels strangely supple, my thoughts tranquil.
- keep: Students also use movement to help express feelings as well as stretch muscles and keep supple.
- remain: This need for flexibility emphasizes the need for paddlers to undertake a number of routines, which ensure that their bodies remain supple.
Browse dictionary entries near supple
- ‹ supplant
- ‹ supper club
- ‹ supper
- ‹ supp
- ‹ supine
- ‹ supinator
- ‹ supinate
- ‹ superwoman
- ‹ Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
- ‹ supervisory analyst
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