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Lithe vs Limp - What's the difference?

lithe | limp |


In lang=en terms the difference between lithe and limp

is that lithe is to listen to while limp is to walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.

As verbs the difference between lithe and limp

is that lithe is (obsolete) to go or lithe can be (obsolete) to become calm or lithe can be (obsolete) to give ear; attend; listen while limp is to happen; befall; chance or limp can be to be inadequate or unsatisfactory or limp can be to walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.

As adjectives the difference between lithe and limp

is that lithe is (obsolete) mild; calm while limp is flaccid; flabby, as flesh.

As nouns the difference between lithe and limp

is that lithe is (scotland) shelter while limp is a scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging or limp can be an irregular, jerky or awkward gait.

Wiry vs Lithe - What's the difference?

wiry | lithe |


As adjectives the difference between wiry and lithe

is that wiry is thin, muscular and flexible while lithe is mild; calm.

As a verb lithe is

to go.

As a noun lithe is

shelter.

Lithe vs Petit - What's the difference?

lithe | petit |


As adjectives the difference between lithe and petit

is that lithe is mild; calm while petit is small or minor.

As a verb lithe

is to go.

As a noun lithe

is shelter.

Athletic vs Lithe - What's the difference?

athletic | lithe |


As adjectives the difference between athletic and lithe

is that athletic is having to do with athletes while lithe is mild; calm.

As a proper noun Athletic

is a player on the team Oakland Athletics.

As a verb lithe is

to go.

As a noun lithe is

shelter.

Lithe vs Pliable - What's the difference?

lithe | pliable |


As adjectives the difference between lithe and pliable

is that lithe is mild; calm while pliable is soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.

As a verb lithe

is to go.

As a noun lithe

is shelter.

Spry vs Lithe - What's the difference?

spry | lithe | Related terms |

Spry is a related term of lithe.


As adjectives the difference between spry and lithe

is that spry is having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active while lithe is (obsolete) mild; calm.

As a verb lithe is

(obsolete) to go or lithe can be (obsolete) to become calm or lithe can be (obsolete) to give ear; attend; listen.

As a noun lithe is

(scotland) shelter.

Lithe vs Lissom - What's the difference?

lithe | lissom |

Lissom is a synonym of lithe.



As adjectives the difference between lithe and lissom

is that lithe is mild; calm while lissom is alternative form of lang=en.

As a verb lithe

is to go.

As a noun lithe

is shelter.

Lithe vs Wide - What's the difference?

lithe | wide |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between lithe and wide

is that lithe is (obsolete) to give ear; attend; listen while wide is (obsolete) far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.

As adjectives the difference between lithe and wide

is that lithe is (obsolete) mild; calm while wide is having a large physical extent from side to side.

As nouns the difference between lithe and wide

is that lithe is (scotland) shelter while wide is (cricket) a ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score.

As a verb lithe

is (obsolete) to go or lithe can be (obsolete) to become calm or lithe can be (obsolete) to give ear; attend; listen.

As an adverb wide is

extensively.

Lithe vs Quick - What's the difference?

lithe | quick | Related terms |

Lithe is a related term of quick.


As verbs the difference between lithe and quick

is that lithe is (obsolete) to go or lithe can be (obsolete) to become calm or lithe can be (obsolete) to give ear; attend; listen while quick is to amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid.

As adjectives the difference between lithe and quick

is that lithe is (obsolete) mild; calm while quick is moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.

As nouns the difference between lithe and quick

is that lithe is (scotland) shelter while quick is raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.

As an adverb quick is

(colloquial) with speed, quickly.

Lithe vs Alert - What's the difference?

lithe | alert | Related terms |

Lithe is a related term of alert.


As a verb lithe

is (obsolete) to go or lithe can be (obsolete) to become calm or lithe can be (obsolete) to give ear; attend; listen.

As an adjective lithe

is (obsolete) mild; calm.

As a noun lithe

is (scotland) shelter.

As a proper noun alert is

the northernmost inhabited place in nunavut, canada.

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