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TOEFL BNC: 14493 COCA: 14678

supple

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
supple /ˈsʌpəl/ adjective
suppler /ˈsʌpəlɚ/ ; supplest /-pələst/ /ˈsʌpələst/
supple
/ˈsʌpəl/
adjective
suppler /ˈsʌpəlɚ/ ; supplest /-pələst/ /ˈsʌpələst/
Learner's definition of SUPPLE
[also more supple; most supple]
of a body or body part : able to bend or twist easily(身体或身体某部分)柔软的,灵活的,易弯曲的
: soft and able to bend or fold easily柔软的;易弯曲的;易折叠的
opposite stiff

— suppleness

/ˈsʌpəlnəs/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 14493 COCA: 14678

supple

1 of 2

adjective

sup·​ple ˈsə-pəl How to pronounce supple (audio)
 also  ˈsü-
1
a
: compliant often to the point of obsequiousness
b
: readily adaptable or responsive to new situations
2
a
: capable of being bent or folded without creases, cracks, or breaks : pliant
supple leather
b
: able to perform bending or twisting movements with ease : limber
supple legs of a dancer
c
: easy and fluent without stiffness or awkwardness
sang with a lively, supple voice Douglas Watt
supplely adverb
or supply
suppleness noun

supple

2 of 2

verb

suppled; suppling ˈsə-p(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce supple (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to make pacific or complaisant
supple the tempers of your race Laurence Sterne
2
: to alleviate with a salve
3
: to make flexible or pliant

intransitive verb

: to become soft and pliant
Choose the Right Synonym for supple

elastic, resilient, springy, flexible, supple mean able to endure strain without being permanently injured.

elastic implies the property of resisting deformation by stretching.

an elastic waistband

resilient implies the ability to recover shape quickly when the deforming force or pressure is removed.

a resilient innersole

springy stresses both the ease with which something yields to pressure and the quickness of its return to original shape.

the cake is done when the top is springy

flexible applies to something which may or may not be resilient or elastic but which can be bent or folded without breaking.

flexible plastic tubing

supple applies to something that can be readily bent, twisted, or folded without any sign of injury.

supple leather

Example Sentences

Adjective a dome tent outfitted with supple fiberglass tent poles shoes made from supple leather
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Instead of leaving skin feeling tight and dry, this pampering cleanse leaves skin feeling supple, dewy, and refreshed. Lindsay Colameo, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 And the fabrics are often supple and breathable, a far cry from the canvas-feeling garments of old. Will Taylor, Outside Online, 12 Aug. 2022 It’s supple, not soft and amorphous, shaped by acidity and beautiful fruit flavors. New York Times, 21 July 2022 With the help of this moisturizer, your skin will feel years younger, supple, and brightened. The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2022 Daniela Galarza has a different way to enjoy this briny cheese that yields to supple perfection when roasted. Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022 Soak for 20-30 minutes to achieve the most supple, luscious skin your mirror has ever seen! Ava Darrin, ELLE, 26 Aug. 2022 Think rich woods, supple leather and custom artworks by local Texans and Native American Indians. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2022 This product is proof that a quality night cream doesn’t have to feel heavy or greasy in order to deliver supple, glowy results come morning. Lindsay Colameo, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English souple, suple, supple "obedient, compliant, flexible, relaxed," borrowed from Anglo-French, "submissive, suppliant, light (of wind), soft, yielding" (continental Old French sople), going back to Latin supplic-, supplex "making humble entreaty, suppliant," probably from sub- sub- + -plic-, from the stem of plicāre "to fold, bend" — more at ply entry 3

Note: Old French so(u)ple belongs to a group of words in which loss of an unstressed penultimate vowel in Gallo-Romance was hindered by a preceding consonant cluster. So, in Pierre Fouché's notation, supplice(m) became *sopletse, then *soplets, and with deletion of the final consonants, sople (see Phonétique historique du français, vol. 3 [Paris, 1966], p. 472). Compare prince. — The -plic- of supplex has also been taken as based on placēre "to be pleasing, find favor" and plācāre "to make favorably disposed, placate," though this seems less likely on derivational and semantic grounds, and for plācāre impossible, given the long a.

Verb

Middle English souplen, supplen "to make humble, make flexible, soften," derivative of suploe "obedient, compliant, supple entry 1"

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of supple was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 14493 COCA: 14678
supple

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBSbe, feel, look柔韌;感覺柔韌;看上去柔韌The cream leaves your skin feeling soft and supple.這種護膚霜令你的肌膚柔嫩有彈性。become, get變得靈活He was gradually getting more supple.他的身體逐漸可以活動自如了。keep, remain, stay保持柔韌exercises that will help you to keep supple有助於保持身體柔韌的鍛煉make sth使⋯柔韌a cream that is used on dry skins to make them soft and supple能令乾燥皮膚柔嫩有彈性的護膚霜keep sth使⋯保持靈活You must exercise your joints to keep them supple.你必須鍛煉關節以保持其靈活性。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常柔韌PHRASESsoft and supple柔軟有彈性

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