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lissome

  • 1 geschmeidig

    Adj.
    1. Bewegung, Körper: supple, lithe
    2. (glatt) Haar, Teig: smooth; (elastisch) elastic, pliant; Leder: soft; Wachs: pliable
    2. fig. Geist: elastic; (gewandt) adroit; (aalglatt) smooth, slick umg.; Zunge: glib
    * * *
    flexible; supple; limber; lissome; lithe; malleable; pliable; sleek
    * * *
    ge|schmei|dig [gə'ʃmaidɪç]
    1. adj
    1) Leder, Haut supple; Körper, Bewegung auch lithe, lissom(e); Fell sleek; (= weich) Handtuch, Haar soft; Teig workable; Wachs malleable; (= anschmiegsam) soft and clinging

    er hat einen geschméídigen Gang — he moves with supple grace

    2) (fig) (= anpassungfähig) adaptable, flexible; (= wendig) adroit; Zunge, Worte glib, smooth
    2. adv
    (= wendig) smoothly, supply; (in Bezug auf Tanzen) lithely

    geschméídig glitt die Katze vom Stuhl — the cat slid off the chair with feline grace

    * * *
    1) ((used especially of the human body) bending easily; flexible: as lithe as a cat.) lithe
    2) ((of the body etc) bending easily: Take exercise if you want to keep supple; supple dancers.) supple
    * * *
    ge·schmei·dig
    [gəˈʃmaidɪç]
    I. adj
    1. (schmiegsam) sleek
    \geschmeidiges Haar/Fell silky hair/coat
    \geschmeidige Haut soft [or smooth] skin
    \geschmeidiges Leder supple leather
    \geschmeidige Masse/ \geschmeidiger Teig/ \geschmeidiges Wachs smooth mass/pastry/wax
    2. (biegsam) supple, agile, lithe, lissom
    3. (anpassungsfähig) adaptable
    II. adv (biegsam) supply [or supplely], agilely, lithely
    * * *
    1.
    1) sleek <hair, fur>; supple, soft <leather, boots, skin>; smooth < dough>
    2) (gelenkig) supple < fingers>; supple, lithe <body, movement, person>
    3) (fig.): (anpassungsfähig) adaptable
    2.
    1) (gelenkig) agilely
    2) (fig.) adaptably
    * * *
    1. Bewegung, Körper: supple, lithe
    2. (glatt) Haar, Teig: smooth; (elastisch) elastic, pliant; Leder: soft; Wachs: pliable
    2. fig Geist: elastic; (gewandt) adroit; (aalglatt) smooth, slick umg; Zunge: glib
    * * *
    1.
    1) sleek <hair, fur>; supple, soft <leather, boots, skin>; smooth < dough>
    2) (gelenkig) supple < fingers>; supple, lithe <body, movement, person>
    3) (fig.): (anpassungsfähig) adaptable
    2.
    1) (gelenkig) agilely
    2) (fig.) adaptably
    * * *
    adj.
    ductile adj.
    flexible adj.
    lissome adj.
    lithe adj.
    sleek adj. adv.
    lissomely adv.
    lithely adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > geschmeidig

  • 2 geschmeidig

    1. ductile
    2. flexible
    3. lissome
    4. lissomely
    5. lissome adj
    6. lissom adj
    7. lithe
    8. lithely
    9. malleable [of clay, wax]
    10. sinuous
    11. sleek
    12. supple
    13. tractable
    14. unctuous [wine]
    slinky

    Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > geschmeidig

  • 3 flink

    1. fleet adj
    2. lissome
    3. nimble
    4. nimbly
    5. slippy
    6. zippy coll.

    Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > flink

См. также в других словарях:

  • lissome — index flexible, malleable, pliable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • lissome — c.1800, variant of LITHESOME (Cf. lithesome) …   Etymology dictionary

  • lissome — lithesome, lithe, *supple, limber Analogous words: & Contrasted words: see those at LITHE …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • lissome — or lissom [lis′əm] adj. [altered < LITHESOME] bending or moving gracefully or with ease and lightness; lithe, supple, limber, agile, etc. lissomely adv. lissomly …   English World dictionary

  • Lissome — Lissom Lis som, Lissome Lis some (l[i^]s s[u^]m), a. [For lithesome.] 1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. [1913 Webster] Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. Light; nimble; active. Halliwell. {Lis… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lissome — lissom UK / US or lissome UK [ˈlɪs(ə)m] / US [ˈlɪsəm] adjective literary thin and graceful …   English dictionary

  • lissome — also lissom adjective Etymology: alteration of lithesome Date: 1763 1. a. easily flexed b. lithe 2 2. nimble • lissomely adverb • lissomeness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lissome — lissomely, adv. lissomeness, n. /lis euhm/, adj. 1. lithesome or lithe, esp. of body; supple; flexible. 2. agile, nimble, or active. Also, lissom. [1790 1800; var. of LITHESOME] Ant. 1. rigid. 2. clumsy. * * * …   Universalium

  • lissome — adjective /ˈlɪsəm/ lithe; quick and graceful in movement Syn: flexible, limber, lithe, supple …   Wiktionary

  • lissome — Synonyms and related words: adaptable, bendable, bending, compliant, ductile, elastic, extensible, extensile, fabricable, facile, fictile, flexible, flexile, flexuous, formable, formative, giving, impressible, impressionable, like putty, limber,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • lissome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. limber, lithe, agile. See softness, elasticity.Ant., stiff, inflexible. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. lithe, supple, flexible; see agile , flexible 1 …   English dictionary for students

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