lithe

Meanings

Plural: lithes

Adjective Satellite

moving and bending with ease

Adj

Mild; calm.
Slim but not skinny.
Capable of being easily bent; flexible.
Adaptable.

Verb

To become calm.
To make soft or mild; soften; alleviate; mitigate; lessen; smooth; palliate.
To attend; listen, hearken.
To listen to, hearken to.
to thicken (gravy, etc.)

Noun

Shelter.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lithe, from Old English līþe (“gentle, mild”), from Proto-West Germanic *linþ(ī), from Proto-Germanic *linþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lentos.
Akin to Saterland Frisian lied (“thin, skinny, gaunt”), Danish, Dutch, and archaic German lind (“mild”). Some sources also list Latin lenis (“soft”) and/or Latin lentus (“supple”) as possible cognates.

Synonyms

bain, bendable, bendsome, bendy, clement, flexible, flexile, gaunt, gentle, gracile, lank, lean, leansome, limber, lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, mellow, pliant, rangy, sleek, slender, slight, slim, slinky, supple, svelte, swack, sylphlike, willowy

Scrabble Score: 8

lithe is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lithe is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lithe is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

lithe is a valid Words With Friends word