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Definition

moving and bending easily — sometimes used figuratively to indicate mental flexibility when adapting to different conditions

More rarely, supple can be used metaphorically to describe someone who easily adapts to different situations.

Yoga keeps my body supple.

supple = moving and bending easily

The boots are made of a supple leather.

supple = moving and bending easily

She has a supple mind.

supple = easily adapting as needed

She is as supple as a gymnast.

supple = moves and bends easily

My limbs move supplely, I feel my joints strong, I breathe the air deeply. The night lives, I live.
Erich Maria Remarque -- All Quiet on the Western Front

supplely = with ease and grace

Strength and suppleness came back to my muscles.
Yann Martel -- Life of Pi

suppleness = moving and bending easily

(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)

Spring The first twigs are thin, green, and supple.
Toni Morrison -- The Bluest Eye

supple = moving and bending easily — sometimes used figuratively to indicate mental flexibility when adapting to different conditions

His legs were stretched out before him, showing high boots of supple leather that fitted him well, but had seen much wear and were now caked with mud.
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Fellowship of the Ring

supple = moving and bending easily — sometimes used figuratively to indicate mental flexibility when adapting to different conditions

Tendons and hips seemed to be the main problems, but guys needed muscle-stretching exercises to keep them supple for the day ahead.
Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor

supple = moving and bending easily — sometimes used figuratively to indicate mental flexibility when adapting to different conditions

His suppleness even exceeded his strength.
Victor Hugo -- Les Miserables

suppleness = moving and bending easily

(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)

Not to worry, we'll find the perfect match here somewhere—I wonder, now— —yes, why not—unusual combination—holly and phoenix feather, eleven inches, nice and supple.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

supple = bending easily

They rock and sway in the doorway, they laugh so much. How supple their movements are.
Erich Maria Remarque -- All Quiet on the Western Front

supple = easy (moving and bending easily)

Had given him his strength, his supple grace.
Arundhati Roy -- The God of Small Things
The gin was well-formed, almost buxom; the girl, like Mary, slim, supple, and lithe.
James Vance Marshall -- Walkabout
She would buy her mother a new recliner, a much nicer one, with supple burgundy leather.
Amy Tan -- The Bonesetter's Daughter
"Of course we don't generally carry royal anointing oil out here, but my lads make a coconut oil that keeps cricket bats nice and supple.
Terry Pratchett -- Nation
And the system pretends to go along, to become more supple and resourceful, less dependent on rigid categories.
Don DeLillo -- Underworld
There was a kind of supple angularity to him, born of his work, which somehow she had expected.
Nicholas Evans -- The Horse Whisperer
His fingers were supple on the ball and he weighed it casually in the palm of his hand before he threw.
Maureen Daly -- Seventeenth Summer
Quickly, Max stripped off his tunic and hauberk, swapping the heavy, cumbersome rings for a garment more supple than linen.
Henry H. Neff -- The Maelstrom

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