gazellelike
Lithe and bounding
Gazellelike describes movement or form resembling a gazelle—graceful, swift, and effortlessly elegant.
The word typically applies to slender people or animals moving with fluid agility: She had a gazellelike quality, all long limbs and easy motion.
Also spelled gazelle-like.
Quick and light-moving
- light-footedMoving with minimal impact
- fleet-footedMoving with quick lightness
- sprightlyEnergetic and nimble
- spryLively despite years
quick · dexterous · acrobatic · athletic · coordinated · responsive · alert · sure-footed
Supple and graceful
- willowyTall, slim, pliant
- sylphlikeDelicately slender and graceful
- balleticResembling choreographed dance
- fluidSubstance that flows
poised · flowing · elegant · sinuous · supple · feline · ethereal · lissome
Gracefully slender
trim · sleek · delicate · slight · lanky · leggy · attenuated · streamlined
nimble
Quick and light-moving
- light-footedMoving with minimal impact
- fleet-footedMoving with quick lightness
- sprightlyEnergetic and nimble
spry · quick · dexterous · acrobatic · athletic · coordinated · responsive · alert · sure-footed · bounding
lithe
Supple and graceful
- willowyTall, slim, pliant
- sylphlikeDelicately slender and graceful
- balleticResembling choreographed dance
fluid · poised · flowing · elegant · sinuous · supple · feline · ethereal · lissome · dainty
svelte
Gracefully slender
slim · trim · sleek · delicate · slight · lanky · leggy · attenuated · streamlined · wispy
speedy
Characterized by quickness
quick · sprinting · galloping · bounding · dashing · racing · accelerating · streaking · brisk · nippy