'Lissom' definitions:

Definition of 'lissom'

From: WordNet
adjective
Moving and bending with ease [syn: lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike]

Definition of 'Lissom'

From: GCIDE
  • Lissom \Lis"som\, Lissome \Lis"some\ (l[i^]s"s[u^]m), a. [For lithesome.]
  • 1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. [1913 Webster]
  • Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Light; nimble; active. --Halliwell. -- {Lis"some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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