nimble
[ nim-buhl ]
/ ˈnɪm bəl /
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.
Origin of nimble
OTHER WORDS FROM nimble
Words nearby nimble
nilpotent,
nilsson,
nilópolis,
nim,
nim tree,
nimble,
nimblewit,
nimbo-,
nimbostratus,
nimbus,
nimbus clouds
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British Dictionary definitions for nimbleness
nimble
/ (ˈnɪmbəl) /
adjective
agile, quick, and neat in movement
nimble fingers
alert; acute
a nimble intellect
Derived forms of nimble
nimbleness, noun nimbly, adverbWord Origin for nimble
Old English
nǣmel quick to grasp, and
numol quick at seizing, both from
niman to take