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souple

/ˈsuːpəl/

souple adjective: of raw silk: deprived of its silk-glue.

Adjective

souple (not comparable)

  1. Of raw silk: deprived of its silk-glue.

Noun

souple (plural souples)

  1. A swipple; the part of a flail that strikes the grain.

Forms of souple

pluralsouples

Origin of souple

Borrowed from French souple; a doublet of supple.

Borrowed from Middle Scots sowpill, from Middle English swepels, from swepen + -els; a doublet of swipple.

Words that rhyme with souple

Questions about souple

What does souple mean?
Souple means of raw silk: deprived of its silk-glue.
What part of speech is souple?
Souple can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce souple?
Souple is pronounced /ˈsuːpəl/.

Words near souple in the dictionary

  1. soupily
  2. soupiness
  3. souping
  4. souping up
  5. souping-up
  6. souple
  7. souples
  8. soupless
  9. souplesse
  10. souplike
  11. soupline

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