What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Soople vs Souple - What's the difference?

soople | souple |

As an adjective soople

is (obsolete|dialect) supple.

As a noun souple is

the part of a flail that strikes the grain.

soople

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete, dialect) supple
    • ''Ye think our questions to evade,
    ''An weel ye ken that soople trade,
    ''But Saunder's isna just the blade,
    That ye can flam wi' butter. — "Anither New Sang" [http://www.nls.uk/broadsides/broadside.cfm/id/16459/criteria/fishing]
  • (dialect) suitable
    • ‘He's a right scholar, can write so small you can scarcely see it; younger nor I am, and more soople''', sir, oh, far more '''soople . ’ — , "Master and Commander"

    souple

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The part of a flail that strikes the grain.
    • (Knight)
    (Webster 1913) ----