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• Lithe (programming language) — Lithe is an experimental programming language created in 1982 by David Sandberg at the University of Washington which allows the programmer to freely choose his own syntax. Lithe combines the ideas of syntax directed translation and classes in a… …   Wikipedia

• lithe´ness — lithe «lyth», adjective. bending easily; supple: »lithe limbs, a lithe willow. An athlete should be lithe of body. SYNONYM(S): flexible, limber, pliant, lithesome, lissome, willowy. ╂[Old English līthe soft, mild] –lithe´ly, adverb. –lithe´ness …   Useful english dictionary

• lithe´ly — lithe «lyth», adjective. bending easily; supple: »lithe limbs, a lithe willow. An athlete should be lithe of body. SYNONYM(S): flexible, limber, pliant, lithesome, lissome, willowy. ╂[Old English līthe soft, mild] –lithe´ly, adverb. –lithe´ness …   Useful english dictionary

• Lithe — Lithe, a. [AS. l[imac][eth]e, for lin[eth]e tender, mild, gentle; akin to G. lind, gelind, OHG. lindi, Icel. linr, L. lenis soft, mild, lentus flexible, and AS. linnan to yield. Cf. {Lenient}.] 1. Mild; calm; as, lithe weather. [Obs.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• -lithe — lithe, lithique ♦ Éléments, du gr. lithos « pierre » : aérolithe, galalithe, antilithique, etc. lith(o) , lithe, lite, lithique éléments, du gr. lithos, pierre . ⇒ LIT(H)E, ( LITE, LITHE), élém. formant Élém. terminal tiré du gr. « pierre »,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Lithe — Lithe, v. t. [AS. l[imac][eth]ian. See {Lithe}, a.] To smooth; to soften; to palliate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lithe — may refer to:* Lithe (programming language), an experimental programming language * Lithe (Middle earth), a fictional holiday in J. R. R. Tolkien s writings …   Wikipedia

• lithe|some — «LYTH suhm», adjective. = lithe. (Cf. ↑lithe) …   Useful english dictionary

• Lithe — (l[imac][th]), v. t. & i. [Icel hl[=y][eth]a. See {Listen}.] To listen or listen to; to hearken to. [Obs.] P. Plowman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lithe — [laıð] adj [: Old English; Origin: gentle ] having a body that moves easily and gracefully ▪ the strong lithe bodies of gymnasts >lithely adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lithe — [ laıð ] adjective moving and bending in a graceful way: He was as lithe and strong as an athlete …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English