nimble

[ nim-buhl ]

/ ˈnɪm bəl /

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adjective, nim·bler, nim·blest.

quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.

quick to understand, think, devise, etc.: a nimble mind.

cleverly contrived: a story with a nimble plot.

Words nearby nimble

nilpotent, nilsson, nilópolis, nim, nim tree, nimble, nimblewit, nimbo-, nimbostratus, nimbus, nimbus clouds

Origin of nimble

before 1000; late Middle English nymel, earlier nemel, Old English nǣmel capable, equivalent to nǣm- (variant stem of niman to take; see nim¹) + -el -le

SYNONYMS FOR nimble

1 lively, brisk, swift.

2 alert.

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ANTONYMS FOR nimble

1 clumsy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM nimble

nim·ble·ness, nounnim·bly, adverbun·nim·ble, adjectiveun·nim·ble·ness, noun

un·nim·b·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for nimbleness

No man ever envies us the nimbleness by which we can elude logic and get at truth?
The Joys of Being a Woman|Winifred Kirkland
This manner of drinking indicates strength, nimbleness, and alertness.
The Syrian Christ|Abraham Mitrie Rihbany
They say it is very difficult to catch the cat, as it has all the nimbleness of its nature and the cleverness of a bhūt.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell
Her movements were very graceful; but I still watched her with disapproval, admiring, however, her nimbleness and activity.
Annouchka|Ivan Sergheievitch Turgenef

Watching his opportunity, the man grasps one of these and transfers himself to it with the nimbleness of a monkey.
Concerning Animals and Other Matters|E.H. Aitken, (AKA Edward Hamilton)

British Dictionary definitions for nimbleness

nimble

/ (ˈnɪmbəl) /

adjective

agile, quick, and neat in movementnimble fingers

alert; acutea nimble intellect

Derived forms of nimble

nimbleness, nounnimbly, adverb

Word Origin for nimble

Old English nǣmel quick to grasp, and numol quick at seizing, both from niman to take

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nimble

adjective, nim·bler, nim·blest.

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Origin of nimble

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adjective

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