willowy

English

Etymology

willow +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪləʊi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪloʊi/

Adjective

willowy (comparative willowier, superlative willowiest)

1. Resembling a willow.

   Synonyms: willowish, willowlike

2. (of a person) Tall, slender and graceful.

   Synonyms: lithe, slim, svelte; see also Thesaurus:slender

   • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:

     The lovely face grew rigid, and the gracious willowy form seemed to erect itself.

   • 2002 November 3, Rick Lyman, “For the Ryder Trial, a Hollywood Script”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Probably the biggest gasp in the Winona Ryder shoplifting trial last week came when two sales clerks in a row testified that the willowy actress had asked them to fetch her Coca-Colas from the Saks Fifth Avenue cafeteria.

3. (of a place) Having willow trees.

   Synonym: willowed

Translations

tall, slender, graceful

• Bulgarian: строен (bg) (stroen), гъвкав (bg) (gǎvkav)
• Finnish: sorea (fi)
• French: svelte (fr) m or f, gracile (fr) m or f, mince (fr) m or f, fin (fr) m
• German: gertenschlank (de), rank (de), zierlich (de), grazil (de)
• Irish: caol, leabhair, seang
• Italian: slanciato (it)

having willows

• Finnish: pajukkoinen
• French: planté de saules