† nimblessn.

Forms: 1500s nimblesse, 1600s nimbless.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nimble adj., -ess suffix².

Etymology: < nimble adj. + -ess suffix². Compare earlier nimbleness n.

Obsolete.

= nimbleness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > bodily movement > [noun] > qualities of bodily movement > agility or nimbleness

lightnessc1350

delivernessa1382

sleightc1385

deliverancec1410

agility?a1475

deliverhead1493

nimblenessa1500

quiverness?1548

delivery1590

legerity1590

nimbless1596

levity1607

agileness1653

airiness1731

spryness1865

nippiness1916

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. ix. sig. T8^v Those litle Angels..On their purpled wings Did beare the pendants, through their nimblesse bold.

1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 18 Those little sprights, through nimbless bold, The stately canopy bore on their wings.

a1649 W. Drummond Irene in Wks. (1711) 167 Neither will your Delusions and Tricks, by the Nimbless of your Hands, pluck it up.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	nimbless
释义	† nimblessn. Forms: 1500s nimblesse, 1600s nimbless. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nimble adj., -ess suffix². Etymology: < nimble adj. + -ess suffix². Compare earlier nimbleness n. Obsolete. = nimbleness n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > bodily movement > [noun] > qualities of bodily movement > agility or nimbleness lightnessc1350 delivernessa1382 sleightc1385 deliverancec1410 agility?a1475 deliverhead1493 nimblenessa1500 quiverness?1548 delivery1590 legerity1590 nimbless1596 levity1607 agileness1653 airiness1731 spryness1865 nippiness1916 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. ix. sig. T8^v Those litle Angels..On their purpled wings Did beare the pendants, through their nimblesse bold. View more context for this quotation 1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 18 Those little sprights, through nimbless bold, The stately canopy bore on their wings. a1649 W. Drummond Irene in Wks. (1711) 167 Neither will your Delusions and Tricks, by the Nimbless of your Hands, pluck it up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1596
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