Lithe vs. Flexible — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lithe and Flexible
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Definitions
Lithe➦
Lithe is an experimental programming language created in 1982 by David Sandberg at the University of Washington which allows the programmer to freely choose their own syntax. Lithe combines the ideas of syntax-directed translation and classes in a novel manner that results in a remarkably simple yet powerful language.
Flexible➦
Capable of bending easily without breaking
Flexible rubber seals
Lithe➦
Readily bent; supple
Lithe birch branches.
Flexible➦
Capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
A flexible hose.
Lithe➦
Marked by effortless grace
A lithe ballet dancer.
Flexible➦
Readily bending or twisting the body without injury
You can play soccer much better if you're flexible.
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Lithe➦
(obsolete) Mild; calm.
Lithe weather
Flexible➦
Able to change to cope with variable circumstances
"a flexible and quietly competent administrator" (Jerome Karabel).
Lithe➦
Slim but not skinny.
Lithe body
Flexible➦
Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs
A job with flexible hours.
A flexible definition of normality.
Lithe➦
Capable of being easily bent; flexible.
The elephant’s lithe trunk.
Flexible➦
Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
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Lithe➦
Adaptable.
Flexible➦
Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
Lithe➦
To become calm.
Flexible➦
Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.
A flexible language
Lithe➦
To make soft or mild; soften; alleviate; mitigate; lessen; smooth; palliate.
Flexible➦
Something that is flexible.
Lithe➦
To attend; listen, hearken.
Flexible➦
Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle.
When the splitting windMakes flexible the knees of knotted oaks.
Lithe➦
(transitive) To listen to, hearken to.
Flexible➦
Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering.
Phocion was a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people.
Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible.
Lithe➦
(Scotland) Shelter.
Flexible➦
Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language.
This was a principle more flexible to their purpose.
Lithe➦
To listen or listen to; to hearken to.
Flexible➦
Extended meanings; capable of change;
A flexible character
Flexible schedules
Lithe➦
To smooth; to soften; to palliate.
Flexible➦
Able to flex; able to bend easily;
Slim flexible birches
Lithe➦
Mild; calm; as, lithe weather.
Flexible➦
Able to adjust readily to different conditions;
An adaptable person
A flexible personality
An elastic clause in a contract
Lithe➦
Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis.
Flexible➦
Bending and snapping back readily without breaking
Lithe➦
Gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease
Flexible➦
Making or willing to make concessions;
Loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet
