"souple" meaning in All languages combined

See souple on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsuːpəl/
Etymology: From a UK dialect form of supple. Etymology templates: {{m|en|supple}} supple Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} souple (not comparable)
  1. Of raw silk: deprived of its silk-glue. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-souple-en-adj-SsMkJDwp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsuːpəl/ Forms: souples [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} souple (plural souples)
  1. The part of a flail that strikes the grain.
    Sense id: en-souple-en-noun-YNWRZa6c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adjective [French]

IPA: /supl/ Audio: Fr-souple.ogg Forms: souples [plural]
Etymology: From Latin supplex. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|supplex}} Latin supplex Head templates: {{fr-adj}} souple (plural souples)
  1. supple
    Sense id: en-souple-fr-adj-K79wHo9a
  2. yielding
    Sense id: en-souple-fr-adj-gvA9pJZ8
  3. flexible
    Sense id: en-souple-fr-adj-gArWIH~m Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 20 26 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: assouplir, souplesse

Adjective [Middle English]

Etymology: Old French souple and Anglo-Norman souple, from Latin supplex Etymology templates: {{der|enm|fro|souple}} Old French souple, {{der|enm|xno|souple}} Anglo-Norman souple, {{der|enm|la|supplex}} Latin supplex Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} souple, {{enm-adj}} souple
  1. flexible; supple
    Sense id: en-souple-enm-adj-PfXZoMnY Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Old French]

Forms: souple [feminine, nominative, oblique, singular]
Head templates: {{head|fro|adjective|oblique and nominative feminine singular|souple|||||||g=m|head=}} souple m (oblique and nominative feminine singular souple), {{fro-adj|mf}} souple m (oblique and nominative feminine singular souple)
  1. supple (which bends readily) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-souple-fro-noun-TXe4hgBP Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for souple meaning in All languages combined (4.8kB)

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