The Only Use of
supple
in
Esperanza Rising
- But she had loved for her to rinse them because afterward, Esperanza would take Mama's hands and put the palms on her own face so she could feel their suppleness and breathe in the fresh smell.
p. 181.6suppleness = softness and pliability (ease of bending)
Definitions:
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(1)
(supple) moving and bending easily -- sometimes used figuratively to indicate mental flexibility when adapting to different conditions
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, supple can be used metaphorically to describe someone who easily adapts to different situations.