loose-limbed

Relaxed and flexible

Loose-limbed describes someone whose body moves with relaxed, easy flexibility—the opposite of stiff or rigid.

The term suggests natural grace or casual physicality: a loose-limbed athlete, He had the loose-limbed gait of someone completely at ease.

Often implies youth or athletic suppleness.

physicality

supple

Flexing without damage

relaxed · lanky · gangly · rangy · lithe · fluid · graceful · athletic · elastic · bendy

ease

relaxed

Free of stress

nonchalant · easygoing · laid-back · effortless · unforced · natural · spontaneous · uninhibited · free-spirited · breezy

movement

saunter

Relaxed, aimless stride

  • lopeEasy, swinging gait
  • ambleRelaxed, slow gait
  • strideExtended single footstep

swagger · slouch · shamble · glide · sway · bounce · stroll · meander · ramble · mosey

dance

groove

Narrow cut or routine

breakdance · popping · locking · krumping · capoeira · limbo · voguing · hip-hop · funky · rhythmic

Opposites
physical flexibility/movement quality

loose-limbedstiff

Not easily bent

rigid · inflexible · wooden · awkward · clumsy

bodily tension/relaxation

loose-limbedtense

Strained or nervous

tight · rigid · stiff · taut · clenched

bodily comportment and manner

loose-limbedstiff

Not easily bent

rigid · uptight · tense · awkward · stilted

Family

loose, limb, loosely, looseness, loosen, loosened, loosening, looser, loosest

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G