lithe
5 synonyms and 2 antonyms for lithe, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Slender without being thin to excess.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Slender without being thin to excess.
“The coaches are grim, tan, lithe-looking women, clearly twirlers once, on the far side of their glory now and very serious-looking, each with a clipboard and whistle.”
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Etymology
From Middle English lithe, from Old English līþe (“gentle, mild”), from Proto-West Germanic *linþ(ī), from Proto-Germanic *linþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lentos. Akin to Saterland Frisian lied (“thin, skinny, gaunt”), Danish, Dutch, and archaic German lind (“mild”). Some sources also list Latin lenis (“soft”) and/or...
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