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How to pronounce lissom in English?

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Synonyms lissome, lithe, lithesome, sinuous, supple

Examples of lissom

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I'd always imagined this hotel to be named after some lissom Arawak princess, but no.
From the telegraph.co.uk
For a pair of high-heeled shoes, why not show the long, lissom leg attached to the foot?
From the economist.com
He sits under a poolside parasol, iced juice to hand, his lissom young partner lounging alongside.
From the independent.co.uk
As it rises up, two lissom acrobats explode from its entrails.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
With its endless musical interruptions, its busy light shows, its troupe of lissom dancers, this is not a quiet offering.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Farrell's language is lissom, airborne, mostly seamless, her characters flawed, contradictory, aggravating and instantly knowable.
From the metro.co.uk
The 12 dancers are tall, lissom and extravagantly gifted, and Alonzo King's choreography shows them off to stunning effect.
From the guardian.co.uk
Lithe and lissom, his fingers seemed barely to touch the keys as he breezed through the progression of soft arpeggios underlying a gentle, poignant melody.
From the denverpost.com
Here the chaste clarinets, natural horns and suave bassoon acquired an almost bel canto delicacy in support of soloist Veronika Eberle's lissom tone.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • Lissome: moving and bending with ease
  • Variant spelling of lissome
  • A genetically engineered pet, something like ferret, and with very endearing habits.