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willowy

Adjective
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Full of willow trees or like a willow; slender and flexible. It is a literary word rather than everyday speech.

Detailed Definition
Willowy can describe something covered with willows or having the graceful, bending quality associated with a willow tree. Poets often use it to create a soft, pastoral, or elegant image.
Example
Example in poetry:
“A willowy brook, that turns a mill” uses willowy for resembling a willow in slenderness or graceful flexibility; “Her willowy figure bent into the wind” describes a tall, supple body; “Willowy branches brushed the water’s face” keeps the adjective close to the tree itself; “A willowy curve of smoke rose from the roof” transfers its elegant shape to an image
Additional Notes
In "A willowy brook, that turns a mill," the adjective is literary and less common in ordinary conversation, so readers may pause over it.; Found in the poem, A Wish by Samuel Rogers
Also Known As
graceful slender delicate
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