lithe Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite moving and bending with ease
    lissome; lithesome; sylphlike; lissom; slender; svelte; supple.

WordNet

Lithe intransitive verb & i
Etymology
Icel . See Listen.
Definitions
  1. To listen or listen to; to hearken to. Obs. P. Plowman.
Lithe adjective
Etymology
AS. , for tender, mild, gentle; akin to G. lind, gelind, OHG. lindi, Icel. linr, L. lenis soft, mild, lentus flexible, and AS. linnan to yield. Cf. Lenient.
Definitions
  1. Mild; calm; as, lithe weather. Obs.
  2. Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis. Milton.
Lithe transitive verb
Etymology
AS. . See Lithe, a.
Definitions
  1. To smooth; to soften; to palliate. Obs.

Webster 1913