Definition of lithe Lithe
/lajˈð/ - [layth] - lithe
We found 18 definitions of lithe from 6 different sources.
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What does lithe mean?
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- lithe (Noun)
Shelter. - lithe (Verb)
To go. - lithe (Verb)
To become calm. - lithe (Verb)
To make soft or mild; soften; alleviate; mitigate; lessen; smooth; palliate. - lithe (Verb)
To give ear ; attend; listen. - lithe (Verb)
To listen to. - lithe (Adjective)
Mild; calm. - lithe (Adjective)
slim but not skinny. - lithe (Adjective)
Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lithe (v. i. & i.)
To listen or listen to; to hearken to. - lithe (a.)
Mild; calm; as, lithe weather. - lithe (a.)
Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis. - lithe (a.)
To smooth; to soften; to palliate.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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lithe
Bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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lithe
līth, adj. easily bent, flexible, active.—adv. Lithe′ly.—n. Lithe′ness.—adj. Lithe′some.—n. Lithe′someness. [A.S. líðe; Ger. lind and gelinde.] -
lithe
līth, v.i. (obs.) to listen. [Ice. hlydha, to listen—hljódh, hearing.]
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