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LISSOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lissom mean?
• LISSOM (adjective)
The adjective LISSOM has 1 sense:
1. gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
Familiarity information: LISSOM used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
Synonyms:
lissom; lissome; lithe; lithesome; sinuous; supple
Similar:
graceful (characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution)
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