Meaning & use
suppleness
The quality of bending or moving easily and gracefully, without stiffness.
See it in a sentence
Years of yoga practice gave her remarkable suppleness in her back and shoulders.
The suppleness of the leather made the jacket comfortable from the very first wear.
A note on using this word
Suppleness applies to both bodies and materials, such as leather or fabric, implying ease of movement rather than mere thinness.
Words with a similar meaning
flexibilitypliability
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
stiffness
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