1. the quality of being lithe; flexibility and gracefulness of movement

Examples

• The dancer’s litheness allowed her to perform complex movements with ease.
• Years of yoga practice had given him remarkable litheness.
• The cat moved with natural litheness as it stalked its prey.
• Her litheness made her an excellent gymnast.
• The martial artist’s litheness helped him dodge his opponent’s attacks.
• Age had not diminished the ballerina’s litheness.