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Translate suppleness from English to Dutch

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suppleness:
- flexibiliteit; soepelheid; buigzaamheid
supple:
- flexibel; soepel; buigbaar; lenig; buigzaam; meegaand
Wiktionary:
- supple → soepel
- supple → soepel, buigzaam, lenig, buigbaar, smijdig, elastisch, rekbaar, veerkrachtig

English

Detailed Translations for suppleness from English to Dutch

suppleness:

suppleness [the ~] noun

the suppleness (flexibility; pliancy)
de flexibiliteit; de soepelheid; de buigzaamheid
- flexibiliteit [de ~ (v)] noun
- soepelheid [de ~ (v)] noun
- buigzaamheid [de ~ (v)] noun

Translation Matrix for suppleness:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
buigzaamheid	flexibility; pliancy; suppleness
flexibiliteit	flexibility; pliancy; suppleness
soepelheid	flexibility; pliancy; suppleness	ease; limberness; lithesomeness; obligingness
-	lissomeness; litheness; pliability; pliancy; pliantness
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	agility; litheness

Related Words for "suppleness":

supple

Synonyms for "suppleness":

lissomeness; litheness; gracefulness
pliancy; pliantness; bendability; pliability
pliability; adaptability

Related Definitions for "suppleness":

adaptability of mind or character¹
- he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization¹
the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple¹
the property of being pliant and flexible¹

supple:

supple adj

supple (pliable; flexible; plastic)
flexibel; soepel; buigbaar
- flexibel adj
- soepel adj
- buigbaar adj
supple (lithe; flexible; limber)
lenig; soepel
- lenig adj
- soepel adj
supple (pliant; flexible; yielding)
buigzaam; flexibel; meegaand; soepel
- buigzaam adj
- flexibel adj
- meegaand adj
- soepel adj

Translation Matrix for supple:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
buigbaar	flexible; plastic; pliable; supple
buigzaam	flexible; pliant; supple; yielding	flexible
flexibel	flexible; plastic; pliable; pliant; supple; yielding
lenig	flexible; limber; lithe; supple
meegaand	flexible; pliant; supple; yielding	accommodating; amenable; complaisant; compliant; docile; flexible; humble; malleable; meek; obliging; pliable; ready; servient; simple to operate; slavishly; submissive; tolerant; tractable; willing; yielding
soepel	flexible; limber; lithe; plastic; pliable; pliant; supple; yielding	accommodating; complaisant; compliant; flexible; obliging; pliable; ready; servient; simple to operate; submissive; tolerant; tractable; willing; yielding
-	limber; lissom; lissome; lithe; lithesome; slender; svelte; sylphlike
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	agile; lithe

Related Words for "supple":

suppleness, suppler, supplest

Synonyms for "supple":

lissome; lissom; lithe; lithesome; slender; svelte; sylphlike; graceful
limber; flexible
flexile
change; alter; modify

Related Definitions for "supple":

(used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely¹
(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable¹
- a supple mind¹
moving and bending with ease¹
make pliant and flexible¹
- These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use¹

Wiktionary Translations for supple:

supple

adjective

gemakkelijk buigend en zich aanpassend
- soepel → supple

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• supple	→ soepel; buigzaam; lenig; buigbaar; smijdig; elastisch; rekbaar; veerkrachtig	↔ souple — Qui est flexible, qui se plier aisément sans se rompre, sans s’abîmer.

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