Definition for SUP'PLE-NESS

SUP'PLE-NESS, n. [from supple.]

  1. Pliancy; pliableness; flexibility; the quality of being easily bent; as, the suppleness of the joints.
  2. Readiness of compliance; the quality of easily yielding; facility; as, the suppleness of the will. – Locke.

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