willowlike
Slender and flexible
Resembling a willow tree in form or quality—graceful, slender, and flexible.
Most often describes a person's figure or movement: her willowlike frame, willowlike dancers swaying across the stage.
The word evokes elegance and suppleness rather than fragility.
Flexing without damage
- bendableAble to curve
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
- limberBending without resistance
yielding · elastic · springy · flexuous · resilient · lithe · lissome · whippy
Shedding tears audibly
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
elegiac · pensive · plaintive · bittersweet · languishing · forlorn · romantic · nostalgic
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- fluidSubstance that flows
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- airyLight and well-ventilated
gossamer · balletic · refined · dainty · harmonious · sweeping · sinuous · undulating
supple
Flexing without damage
limber · yielding · elastic · springy · flexuous · resilient · lithe · lissome · whippy · bending
weeping
Shedding tears audibly
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
- wistfulSadly longing for something
sorrowful · elegiac · pensive · plaintive · bittersweet · languishing · forlorn · romantic · nostalgic · poetic
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
airy · gossamer · balletic · refined · dainty · harmonious · sweeping · sinuous · undulating · trailing
svelte
Gracefully slender
elongated · tapered · narrow · streamlined · slight · thin · wiry · rangy · spindly · reedy
soft
Yielding to touch
calm · serene · tranquil · peaceful · mild · subtle · quiet · restful · meditative
willowlikerigid
Unable to bend
stiff · inflexible · unbending · unyielding · brittle
sallow, willow, willowy, willows, weeping willow, pussy willow