willowy
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6.4
- adjective
- /ˈwɪloʊi/
:
esbelto
- The ballet dancer had a willowy figure that made her movements seem effortless.
- tall and willowy
- willowy blonde
- willowy brunette
Examples
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Juliet Hulme: nearly 16, tall, blonde, and willowy; and Pauline Rieper: 16, dark-haired, shorter, and stockier than Juliet.
Fiction book (1994) -
Bev was as determined to gain back her willowy figure as she was to be a good mother.
Fiction book (1990) -
And his eye catches a tall, willowy beautiful woman.
Fiction book (2000) -
Both of them blond, willowy, always in motion.
Fiction book (2000) -
Edna was fifteen, tall and willowy, but strong.
Fiction book (1992) -
Beth, who is young and willowy but long in the jaw, wears a violet wool dress.
Fiction book (2002) -
The oldest of the three, she had a willowy neck and coppery skin, and a graceful way of moving.
Fiction book (1991) -
Paul hadn't seen her before or since, yet he could recall her willowy beauty and the mole on her lip.
Fiction book (1999) -
Standing and addressing them is CHARLOTTE FIELDING, 19, fair, willowy, pale, lovely in an unconventional way.
Fiction book (2000) -
Adelle, the more academic and wholesomely cheerleaderish one, is willowy and fine-boned.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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1.4
Thin and graceful in shape
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4.9
Small and pretty in a delicate, graceful way
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7.0
Tall and graceful like a statue
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7.2
Tall and thin with long arms and legs
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9.3
Thin and graceful in appearance, often about people or animals
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8.8
A person or animal that moves easily with a thin, flexible body
A person or animal with a thin, flexible body that moves gracefully
Slim and graceful in a light, delicate way
Slim and graceful, moving in a light, delicate way like a dancer
Moving or looking graceful like a swan
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Willowy comes from the tree willow, which has long, thin branches that bend easily, and the ending -y means 'like' or 'full of'. So willowy describes someone 'like' a willow: tall, slim and graceful.