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supplement |
supplemental |
supplementary |
supplementary benefit |
supplementation |
suppleness
| suppletive
| suppletory
| supplial
| suppliance
| suppliant
suppleness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun suppleness has 3 senses
- suppleness(n = noun.attribute) lissomeness, litheness - the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple; Array is a kind of gracefulness
- suppleness(n = noun.attribute) pliancy, pliantness - the property of being pliant and flexible; Array is a kind of bendability, pliability
- suppleness(n = noun.attribute) pliability, pliancy, pliantness - adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization" is a kind of adaptability
Derived form adjective supple1
Derived form adjective supple3
Derived form adjective supple2
CIDE DICTIONARY
suppleness, n.
The quality or state of being supple; flexibility; pliableness; pliancy. [1913 Webster]
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