lithe

adj., lith·er, lith·est.

1. Readily bent; supple: lithe birch branches.
2. Marked by effortless grace: a lithe ballet dancer.

[Middle English, from Old English līthe, flexible, mild.]

lithely lithe'ly adv.
litheness lithe'ness n.

adj

Definition: flexible, graceful and slender
Antonyms: awkward, clumsy, fat, stiff, thick

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IN BRIEF: Limber, graceful and quick.

Gymnasts must be quite lithe to do all of their routines.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bøjelig, smidig

Nederlands (Dutch)
lenig, buigzaam, soepel

Français (French)
adj. - leste

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geschmeidig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (βεργο)λυγερός, σπαθάτος, σβέλτος

Italiano (Italian)
flessibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - flexível, ágil, macio

Русский (Russian)
податливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ágil, ligero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - smidig, mjuk, vig, böjlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
柔软的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 柔軟的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 나긋나긋한, 유연한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - しなやかな, 柔軟な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لدن, رشيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גמיש, כפיף‬

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