"What is Lithe?"

Lithe
One entry found

Pronunciations:
\'līth, ˈlīth\ (Click each one to hear a sound file of how it can be pronounced)

Function:
adjective

Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English līthe gentle; akin to Old High German lindi gentle, Latin lentus slow

Date:
14th century

1: easily bent or flexed <lithe steel> <a lithe vine>2: characterized by easy flexibility and grace <a lithe dancer> <treading with a lithe silent step> ; also : athletically slim <the most lithe and graspable of waists — R. P. Warren>
— lithe·ly adverb
— lithe·ness noun