English Explanatory Dictionary

litheness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The property of being lithe.

Word forms

litheness lithenesses

Etymology

From Middle English lithnesse, lythnesse, lythnes, from Old English līþnes (“softness; gentleness; mildness; lenity; kindness”), equivalent to lithe + -ness.

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