Dictionary

willowy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɪləʊi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈwɪloʊi/ (US)

Etymology

From willow + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling a willow.
2. (of a person) Tall, slender and graceful.
   • 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. 2002 November 3, Rick Lyman, “For the Ryder Trial, a Hollywood Script”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • The lovely face grew rigid, and the gracious willowy form seemed to erect itself. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
3. (of a place) Having willow trees.

Forms

Deriveds

willowily · willowiness

Synonyms

willowed · sleek · leansome · lithe · gaunt · swack · sylphlike · gracile · willowlike · svelte · slight · willowy · lissome · lithesome · svelte · slinky · slim · slender · willowish · slim · rangy · lithe · lean · lank

Translations (17)

fi sorea (tall, slender, graceful) · bg строен (tall, slender, graceful) · de zierlich (tall, slender, graceful) · ga caol (tall, slender, graceful) · ga seang (tall, slender, graceful) · de gertenschlank (tall, slender, graceful) · de grazil (tall, slender, graceful) · fr planté de saules (having willows) · fi pajukkoinen (having willows) · bg гъвкав (tall, slender, graceful) · fr mince (tall, slender, graceful) · fr fin (tall, slender, graceful) · de rank (tall, slender, graceful) · ga leabhair (tall, slender, graceful) · it slanciato (tall, slender, graceful) · fr gracile (tall, slender, graceful) · fr svelte (tall, slender, graceful)