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Definition of Supple
1. Adjective. Moving and bending with ease.
Exact synonyms: Lissom, Lissome, Lithe, Lithesome, Slender, Svelte, Sylphlike
Similar to: Graceful
Derivative terms: Lissomeness, Litheness, Slenderness, Suppleness
Similar to: Graceful
Derivative terms: Lissomeness, Litheness, Slenderness, Suppleness
2. Verb. Make pliant and flexible. "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use"
3. Adjective. (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable. "A limber imagination"
4. Adjective. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely.
Definition of Supple
1. a. Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers.
2. v. t. To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather.
3. v. i. To become soft and pliant.
Definition of Supple
1. Adjective. pliant, easy to bend ¹
2. Adjective. lithe and agile when moving and bending ¹
3. Adjective. flexible and compliant ¹
4. Verb. To make or become supple. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Supple
1. pliant [v -PLED, -PLING, -PLES] - See also: pliant