What does lithe mean?
Definitions for lithe
laɪð, laɪθlithe
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Princeton's WordNet
lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlikeadjective
moving and bending with ease
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
LITHEadjective
Limber; flexible; pliant; easily bent.
Etymology: liðe , Saxon.
Th’ unwieldy elephant,
To make them mirth, us’d all his might, and wreath’d
His lithe proboscis. John Milton, Paradise Lost.
Wikipedia
Lithe
Lithe is an experimental programming language created in 1982 by David Sandberg at the University of Washington which allows the programmer to freely choose their own syntax. Lithe combines the ideas of syntax-directed translation and classes in a novel manner that results in a remarkably simple yet powerful language.
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lithe
Lithe refers to a person or their body that is flexible and bends easily with grace - typically referring to thin and tall people. It can also refer to a smooth, effortless movement that exhibits such flexibility.
Webster Dictionary
Lithe
to listen or listen to; to hearken to
Litheadjective
mild; calm; as, lithe weather
Litheadjective
capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis
Litheadjective
to smooth; to soften; to palliate
Etymology: [Icel hla. See Listen.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lithe
līth, adj. easily bent, flexible, active.—adv. Lithe′ly.—n. Lithe′ness.—adj. Lithe′some.—n. Lithe′someness. [A.S. líðe; Ger. lind and gelinde.]
Lithe
līth, v.i. (obs.) to listen. [Ice. hlydha, to listen—hljódh, hearing.]
Anagrams for lithe »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lithe in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lithe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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