supple

(sŭp'əl)
adj., -pler, -plest.

1. Readily bent; pliant.
2. Moving and bending with agility; limber.
3. Yielding or changing readily; compliant or adaptable. See synonyms at flexible.

tr. & intr.v., -pled, -pling, -ples.
To make or become supple.

[Middle English souple, from Old French, from Latin supplex, suppliant.]

suppleness sup'ple·ness n.
supply sup'ply or sup'ple·ly adv.

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has the adverbial form supply (two syllables) rather than supplely (three syllables).

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adjective

1. Capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out, as by hammering or pressure: ductile, flexible, flexile, flexuous, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant, workable. See flexible/rigid.
2. Capable of withstanding stress without injury: elastic, flexible, flexile, resilient, springy. Physics plastic. See flexible/rigid.
3. Easily altered or influenced: ductile, elastic, flexible, flexile, impressionable, malleable, plastic, pliable, pliant, suggestible. See flexible/rigid.
4. Capable of adapting or being adapted: adaptable, adaptive, adjustable, elastic, flexible, malleable, pliable, pliant. See change/persist.
5. Willing to carry out the wishes of others: amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, submissive, tractable. See resist/yield.

adj

Definition: bendable
Antonyms: hard, inflexible, rigid, stiff

For a list of words related to supple, see:

• Healthy, fit, bright, or strong
• Submissive, Uncertain, or Tentative
• Active, Lively, Awake, or Limber

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - smidig, bøjelig, eftergivende, krybende
v. tr. - bøje, gøre smidig, tæmme
v. intr. - blive smidig

Nederlands (Dutch)
soepel, alert, buigzaam

Français (French)
adj. - souple, délié
v. tr. - assouplir, rendre amical, amiable ou agréable
v. intr. - s'assouplir

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geschmeidig
v. - geschmeidig machen od. werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύκαμπτος, λυγερός, ενδοτικός, υποχωρητικός
v. - μαλακώνω, δαμάζω

Italiano (Italian)
flessibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - flexível
v. - tornar flexível

Русский (Russian)
гибкий, податливый, угодливый, делать что-л. мягким, смягчаться

Español (Spanish)
adj. - flexible, adaptable, influenciable
v. tr. - suavizar, ablandar, dar flexibilidad, aliviar, reducir
v. intr. - hacerse flexible, dócil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - böjlig, mjuk, smidig, spänstig, foglig, medgörlig, undfallande, inställsam
v. - mjuka upp, göra böjlig, göra smidig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
易弯曲的, 柔软的, 巴结的, 奴才相的, 柔顺的, 顺从的, 身体柔软的, 使柔软, 使顺从, 变柔顺

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易彎曲的, 柔軟的, 巴結的, 奴才相的, 柔順的, 順從的, 身體柔軟的
v. tr. - 使柔軟, 使順從
v. intr. - 變柔順

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유연한, 상황에 맞게 행동하는
v. tr. - 나긋나긋하게 하다, 유순하게 하다
v. intr. - 나긋나긋하게 되다, 유순하게 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 柔軟な, しなやかな, 柔軟性のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مطواع , لين (فعل) يهدئ , يسكن , يلين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רך, גמיש, מכפיף עצמו, מתרפס, לא מתנגד‬
v. tr. - ‮ריכך, הגמיש, שיכך‬
v. intr. - ‮נעשה גמיש, נמנע מהתנגדות‬

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