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单词 agile
释义

agile

adjective

ag·​ile ˈa-jəl How to pronounce agile (audio) -ˌjī(-ə)l How to pronounce agile (audio)
1
: marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace
an agile dancer
2
: having a quick resourceful and adaptable character
an agile mind
agilely
ˈa-jə(l)-lē How to pronounce agile (audio)
-ˌjī(-ə)(l)-lē
adverb

Synonyms

  • featly
  • feline
  • graceful
  • gracile
  • light
  • light-footed
  • light-foot
  • lightsome
  • lissome
  • lissom
  • lithe
  • lithesome
  • nimble
  • spry
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Example Sentences

Leopards are very fast and agile. the expressive movements of agile dancers
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin agilis, from agere "to drive, be in motion, do, perform" + -ilis -ile entry 1 — more at agent

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

agile

adjective

ag·​ile ˈa-jəl How to pronounce agile (audio)
1
: able to move quickly and easily
an agile athlete
2
: having a quick mind
an agile thinker

agile

adjective

as in graceful
moving easily the expressive movements of agile dancers agile herons wading in the marsh

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • graceful
  • nimble
  • spry
  • lithe
  • gracile
  • feline
  • balletic
  • lithesome
  • light-footed
  • lissome
  • flexible
  • lissom
  • light
  • acrobatic
  • lightsome
  • light-foot
  • featly
  • limber
  • dexterous
  • pliant
  • athletic
  • supple
  • adroit
  • pliable
  • deft
  • dextrous
  • coordinated
  • loose-jointed
  • fleet-footed
  • sure-footed
  • light-fingered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clumsy
  • ungainly
  • lumbering
  • ungraceful
  • awkward
  • rigid
  • uncoordinated
  • graceless
  • gawky
  • inflexible
  • klutzy
  • stiff
  • inept
  • maladroit
  • bungling
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