Sinuous vs Supple - What's the difference?
sinuous | supple |
Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.
:We followed every bend of the sinuous river.
Moving gracefully and supplely.
:We were entranced by her sinuous dance.
pliant, flexible, easy to bend
lithe and agile when moving and bending
compliant; yielding to the will of others
* John Locke
To make or become supple.
* Dryden
* Spenser
To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.
* John Locke
* Barrow
As adjectives the difference between sinuous and supple
is that sinuous is having curves in alternate directions; meandering while supple is pliant, flexible, easy to bend.As a verb supple is
to make or become supple.sinuous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (having curves) (l), (l), (l) * (moving gracefully) (l)Antonyms
* (having curves) (l), (l) * (moving gracefully) (l), (l)supple
English
Adjective
(er)- supple''' joints; '''supple fingers
- a supple horse
- If punishment makes not the will supple , it hardens the offender.
Verb
- The stones suppled into softness as they fell.
- The flesh therewith she suppled and did steep.
- a mother persisting till she had bent her daughter's mind and suppled her will
- They should supple our stiff willfulness.