Supple — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make pliant and flexible

moving and bending with ease

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌpəl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌpəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌpəl/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈʌpəl/.

Examples

These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use
a supple mind
a limber imagination

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lithe sylphlike slender svelte lissom limber lissome lithesome

Parts of Speech

verb	make pliant and flexible “These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use”
adjective	moving and bending with ease
adjective	(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable “a supple mind”
adjective	(used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

Word Forms

lissomeness	noun	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple
litheness	noun	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple
slenderness	noun	the property of an attractively thin person
suppleness	noun	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geschmeidig

geschmeidig und flexibel machen

🇫🇷French

souple

rendre souple et flexible

🇪🇸Spanish

flexible

hacer flexible y flexible

🇮🇹Italian

flessibile

rendere duttile e flessibile

🇳🇱Dutch

soepel

soepel en flexibel maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

flexível

tornar maleável e flexível

🇷🇺Russian

гибкий

сделать податливым и гибким

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोमल

कोमल और लचीला बनाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

কোমল

নমনীয় এবং নমনীয় করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

மிருதுவான

வளைந்து நெகிழ வைக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మృదువుగా

మృదువుగా మరియు అనువైనదిగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

लवचिक

कोमल आणि लवचिक बनवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોમળ

નરમ અને લવચીક બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರಕ

ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮತ್ತು ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൃദുവായ

വഴക്കമുള്ളതും വഴക്കമുള്ളതുമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੋਮਲ

ਕੋਮਲ ਅਤੇ ਲਚਕਦਾਰ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

کومل

نرم اور لچکدار بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

柔软的

使柔韧

🇯🇵Japanese

しなやかな

しなやかで柔軟にする

🇰🇷Korean

유연한

유연하고 유연하게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dẻo dai

làm dẻo dai và linh hoạt

🇹🇭Thai

อ่อนนุ่ม

ทำให้นุ่มนวลและยืดหยุ่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

luwes

membuat lentur dan fleksibel

🇵🇭Filipino

malambot

gawing pliant at flexible

🇲🇾Malay

anjal

menjadikan lentur dan fleksibel

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مطواع

جعل مرنة ومرنة

🇮🇷Persian

انعطاف پذیر

منعطف و انعطاف پذیر کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

esnek

esnek ve esnek hale getirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

גָמִישׁ

להפוך גמיש וגמיש

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