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Meaning and definition for "supple" word

[adjective] (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
[adjective] (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination"
[adjective] gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease
[verb] make pliant and flexible, as of leather and skins; "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use"
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\Sup"ple\, a. [OE. souple, F. souple, from L. supplex suppliant, perhaps originally, being the knees. Cf. {Supplicate}.] 1. Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers. 2. Yielding compliant; not obstinate; submissive to guidance; as, a supple horse. If punishment . . . makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender. --Locke. 3. Bending to the humor of others; flattering; fawning; obsequious. --Addison. Syn: Pliant; flexible; yielding; compliant; bending; flattering; fawning; soft.
\Sup"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suppled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suppling}.] 1. To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather. The flesh therewith she suppled and did steep. --Spenser. 2. To make compliant, submissive, or obedient. A mother persisting till she had bent her daughter's mind and suppled her will. --Locke. They should supple our stiff willfulness. --Barrow.
\Sup"ple\, v. i. To become soft and pliant. The stones . . . Suppled into softness as they fell. --Dryden.

Synonyms for supple

flexible, flexile, graceful, limber, lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, slender, svelte, sylphlike

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The fun area, different aproach to word »supple«

Let's analyse "supple" as pure text. This string has Six letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: ELPPUS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: supple: 3 + 5 = 8, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: supple: 1 + 3 + 7 + 7 + 3 + 5 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

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Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
P (2) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (1) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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