Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SUP'PLE-NESS
SUP'PLE-NESS, n. [from supple.]
- Pliancy; pliableness; flexibility; the quality of being easily bent; as, the suppleness of the joints.
- Readiness of compliance; the quality of easily yielding; facility; as, the suppleness of the will. – Locke.
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