单词 | litheness |
释义 | litheness|ˈlaɪðnɪs| [f. lithe a. + -ness.] †a. Gentleness, meekness, mildness. b. Flexibility, suppleness.
c1175Lamb. Hom. 95 Erest he walde us mid liðnesse isteoren. c1375Sc. Leg. Saints x. (Mathou) 445 Þe clergy..with lythnes [had] byde goddis wrake. 1460J. Capgrave Chron. (Rolls) 52 Summe men seide that he [Aristotle] was the son of swech a spirit whech thei clepe Incubus, for the lithnes of his body, an the sotilte of his witte. 1530Palsgr. 239/2 Lythenesse, delyvernesse, souplesse. 1642Rogers Naaman 458 Thou canst remove that utter unwillingnesse..and cause lythnesse, and complying therewith. 1731Bailey vol. II, Litheness, suppleness, limberness. 1861Wilson & Geikie Mem. E. Forbes xii. 402 The litheness of his body at this time was altogether surprising. 1877Blackie Wise Men 20 To sinewy grasp and litheness bred. |

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