lissomeness
Elegant bodily agility
Lissomeness is the quality of being lithe and graceful in movement—supple, flexible, nimble.
The word describes an ease of motion suggesting both physical flexibility and elegance: the lissomeness of a dancer, She moved with a cat-like lissomeness.
It's a somewhat literary term, more often encountered in written description than everyday speech.
Capacity to bend easily
- pliabilityAbility to bend easily
- limbernessBodily flexibility
- bendabilityCapacity to flex
- stretchinessAbility to elongate
pliantness · elasticity · give · springiness · contortion · yoga · stretching · range
Graceful, unshakable calm
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- balletClassical dance on pointe
- dancerOne who moves rhythmically
swan · gazelle · willow · harmony · finesse · deftness · lightness · delicacy
Ease of quick movement
- quicknessState of being fast
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- athleticismPhysical skill and agility
acrobatics · gymnastics · mobility · balance · leap · catlike · surefooted · sprightliness
suppleness
Capacity to bend easily
- pliabilityAbility to bend easily
- limbernessBodily flexibility
- bendabilityCapacity to flex
stretchiness · pliantness · elasticity · give · springiness · contortion · yoga · stretching · range · looseness
poise
Graceful, unshakable calm
dancer · swan · gazelle · willow · harmony · finesse · deftness · lightness · delicacy · sylphlike
nimbleness
Ease of quick movement
- quicknessState of being fast
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
athleticism · acrobatics · gymnastics · mobility · balance · leap · catlike · surefooted · sprightliness · light-footed
lissomenessstiffness
Resistance to deformation
rigidity · inflexibility · woodenness · tightness · tenseness
lissomenessclumsiness
Lack of physical grace
awkwardness · ungainliness · gracelessness · inelegance · gawkiness