Lissom \Lis"som\, Lissome \Lis"some\ (l[i^]s"s[u^]m), a. [For lithesome.] 1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. --Tennyson. 2. Light; nimble; active. --Halliwell. -- {Lis"some*ness}, n.
lissomeness n : the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple [syn: {litheness}, {suppleness}]