Definition of "litheness" [lithe•ness]

• The property of being lithe. (noun)

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• "Her eyes and hair, beneath a wife's kerchief, and the white gown that hugged her litheness were the only things bright, anywhere around."
• "As he swung over the rail and stepped on deck a hint of catlike litheness showed in the apparently heavy body."
• "Saxon had not failed to note the litheness and grace in that lean and withered body."