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How to pronounce suppleness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms lissomeness, litheness
Type of gracefulness
Derivation supple
Type Words
Synonyms pliability, pliancy, pliantness
Type of adaptability
Derivation supple


he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization.
Type Words
Synonyms pliancy, pliantness
Type of bendability, pliability
Derivation supple

Examples of suppleness

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It is a ritual re-enactment of the resilience, the suppleness of American life.
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The best cabernets made with Rutherford grapes display both intensity and suppleness.
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Competitors are marked on accuracy of movement, calmness, suppleness and flexibility.
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The resulting suppleness and adaptability is capitalism's greatest source of strength.
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They also had much more collagen, which puts youthful suppleness into skin.
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He made sure I noticed every detail, including the suppleness of the strap.
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Jumping shows whether horses have retained their suppleness, energy and obedience skills.
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You can achieve a suppleness of line that is a requirement of bel canto.
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It shows a nuance and suppleness that old Contra Costa soils can offer.
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More examples
  • Lissomeness: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple
  • Pliancy: the property of being pliant and flexible
  • Pliability: adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization"
  • (supple) lissome: moving and bending with ease
  • (supple) limber: (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination"
  • (supple) limber: (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
  • (Supple (wine)) The use of wine tasting descriptors allow the taster an opportunity to put into words the aromas and flavors that they experience and can be used in assessing the overall quality of wine. ...
  • The quality of being supple
  • (Supple) A wine that is not overly tannic.