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Definition
moving and bending easily — sometimes used figuratively to indicate mental flexibility when adapting to different conditionsMore 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.
- She has a supple mind.
- She is as supple as a gymnast.
- 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
- Strength and suppleness came back to my muscles.Yann Martel -- Life of Pi
- Spring The first twigs are thin, green, and supple.Toni Morrison -- The Bluest Eye
- 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
- 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
- His suppleness even exceeded his strength.Victor Hugo -- Les Miserables
- 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
- 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
- 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
supple = moving and bending easily
supple = easily adapting as needed
supple = moves and bends easily
supplely = with ease and grace
suppleness = moving and bending easily
(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means state or degree of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)
supple = moving and bending easily — sometimes used figuratively to indicate mental flexibility when adapting to different conditions
supple = moving and bending easily — sometimes used figuratively to indicate mental flexibility when adapting to different conditions
supple = moving and bending easily — sometimes used figuratively to indicate mental flexibility when adapting to different conditions
suppleness = moving and bending easily
(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means state or degree of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)
supple = bending easily
supple = easy (moving and bending easily)