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lissome

/ˈlɪsəm/adjective

उच्चारण लिसम

लचीला, छरहरा, फुर्तीला

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    literary

    (of a person or their body) thin and attractive and able to move quickly and gracefully

    लचीला, छरहरा, फुर्तीला

    • a lissome dancer
    • The lissome gymnast moved gracefully across the floor.
    • The lissome acrobat glided across the rope without a sound.
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    • Radhika admired the lissome figures of the Bharatanatyam dancers.
    • Years of swimming had given him a lissome, easy way of moving.

    Synonyms lithe supple agile graceful slender

    Opposite stiff clumsy awkward heavy

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Keep the graceful-body words together: lissome, lithe (thin, strong and moving easily), supple (bending easily), agile (moving quickly and easily), willowy (tall, thin and graceful), svelte (thin and elegant).

लचीले शरीर के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: lissome, lithe (पतला, मज़बूत और आसानी से चलने वाला), supple (आसानी से मुड़ने वाला), agile (तेज़ी और आसानी से चलने वाला), willowy (लंबा, पतला और सुंदर), svelte (पतला और सुरुचिपूर्ण)।