lithesome
Bendable and graceful
Lithesome means graceful and flexible in movement, suggesting an easy, supple physicality: a lithesome dancer, her lithesome figure.
The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned, appearing most often in descriptions of youth or athleticism.
It shares territory with lithe, from which it derives.
Quick and light-moving
- quickMoving with speed
- spryLively despite years
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- deftSkillful and quick
adroit · light-footed · acrobatic · athletic · sprightly · lively · springy · catlike
Able to bend freely
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
- bendableAble to curve
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- yieldingBending under pressure
malleable · pliable · limber · loose-limbed · relaxed · soft · adaptable · resilient
Resembling choreographed dance
- poisedCalm and controlled
- fluidSubstance that flows
- sylphlikeDelicately slender and graceful
- willowyTall, slim, pliant
flowing · sweeping · elegant · sinuous · serpentine · undulating · smooth · effortless
nimble
Quick and light-moving
deft · adroit · light-footed · acrobatic · athletic · sprightly · lively · springy · catlike · sure-footed
flexible
Able to bend freely
yielding · malleable · pliable · limber · loose-limbed · relaxed · soft · adaptable · resilient · double-jointed
balletic
Resembling choreographed dance
willowy · flowing · sweeping · elegant · sinuous · serpentine · undulating · smooth · effortless · gliding
willowy
Tall, slim, pliant
slight · delicate · wispy · thin · lanky · waiflike · spare · sleek · streamlined · petite
lithesomestiff
Not easily bent
rigid · inflexible · unyielding · stiffened · inelastic