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. web1913

lissom adj : gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease [syn: {lissome}, {lithe}, {lithesome}, {slender}, {supple}, {svelte}, {sylphlike}] wn