Supple

Meaning of Supple

adjective
  1. bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.
    her supple fingers
    my mind is becoming more supple

verb

make more flexible.

Middle English: from Old French souple, from Latin supplex, supplic- ‘submissive’, from sub- ‘under’ + placere ‘propitiate’.

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Hyphenation of Supple

Sup-ple

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • Supple is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Supple synonyms

Meaning lissome:

lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, svelte, sylphlike

Meaning limber:

limber

Meaning quick and light in movement or action; agile:

nimble

Meaning capable of bending easily without breaking:

flexible

Meaning able to move quickly and easily:

agile

Meaning performing, involving, or adept at spectacular gymnastic feats:

acrobatic

Meaning of a suitable quality, standard, or type to meet the required purpose:

fit

Meaning neatly skilful and quick in one's movements:

deft

Meaning bordered, shaded, or covered by willows:

willowy

Meaning having or showing grace or elegance:

graceful

Meaning graceful and stylish in appearance or manner:

elegant

Meaning easily bent:

pliant

Meaning easily bent; flexible:

pliable

Meaning easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch:

soft

Meaning able to be worked, fashioned, or manipulated:

workable

Meaning (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking:

malleable

Meaning (especially of material or a garment) able to stretch or be stretched easily:

stretchy

Meaning (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after being stretched or compressed:

elastic

Meaning springing back quickly when squeezed or stretched; elastic:

springy

Meaning (of a substance or object) giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid:

yielding

Meaning having a tough elastic texture, like that of rubber:

rubbery

Meaning (of a substance or material) easily shaped or moulded:

plastic

Meaning (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed:

resilient

Supple antonyms

Meaning not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid:

stiff

Meaning (of a thing) not of the necessary quality or standard to meet a particular purpose:

unfit

Meaning unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible:

rigid

Meaning unwilling to change or compromise:

inflexible

Anagrams of Supple

peplus

Words that rhyme with Supple

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