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nimble
nim·ble N0109000 (nĭm′bəl)adj. nim·bler, nim·blest 1. Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft: nimble fingers.2. Quick, clever, and acute in devising or understanding: nimble wits. See Synonyms at dexterous.
[Middle English nemel, from Old English nǣmel, quick to seize and numol, quick at learning; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]
nim′ble·ness n.nim′bly adv.nimble (ˈnɪmbəl) adj1. agile, quick, and neat in movement: nimble fingers. 2. alert; acute: a nimble intellect. [Old English nǣmel quick to grasp, and numol quick at seizing, both from niman to take] ˈnimbleness n ˈnimbly advnim•ble (ˈnɪm bəl)
adj. -bler, -blest. 1. quick and light in movement; agile: nimble feet. 2. quick to understand, think, devise, etc.: a nimble mind. 3. cleverly contrived: a nimble plot. [before 1000; late Middle English nymel, earlier nemel, Old English nǣmel capable =nǣm- (variant s. of niman to take; see nim) + -el -le] nim′ble•ness, n. nim′bly, adv. nimble- agile - Means having quick motion and being nimble, from Latin agere, "to do."
- flippant - Once meant "flexible, nimble, pliant."
- chopsticks - In Chinese, the word for chopsticks originally meant "quick sticks" or "nimble ones."
- wieldy - Means "easily controlled or handled," and once meant "agile, nimble."
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  nimble - moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"agile, spry, quickactive - characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action" | | 2. |  nimble - mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits"agileintelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" |
nimbleadjective1. agile, active, lively, deft, proficient, sprightly, nippy (Brit. informal), spry, dexterous Lily, who was light and nimble on her feet, was learning to tap-dance.
agile heavy, slow, dull, awkward, clumsy, inactive, lethargic, indolent2. alert, ready, bright (informal), sharp, keen, active, smart, quick-witted To keep your mind nimble, you must use it.nimbleadjective1. Moving or performing quickly, lightly, and easily:agile, brisk, facile, quick, spry.2. Exhibiting or possessing skill and ease in performance:adroit, clever, deft, dexterous, facile, handy, slick.Translationsnimble (ˈnimbl) adjective quick and light in movement. a nimble jump. 靈活的, 敏捷的 灵活的，敏捷的 ˈnimbly adverb 靈活地, 機敏地 灵活地，机敏地
nimble
Synonyms for nimbleadj agileSynonyms- agile
- active
- lively
- deft
- proficient
- sprightly
- nippy
- spry
- dexterous
Antonyms- heavy
- slow
- dull
- awkward
- clumsy
- inactive
- lethargic
- indolent
adj alertSynonyms- alert
- ready
- bright
- sharp
- keen
- active
- smart
- quick-witted
Synonyms for nimbleadj moving or performing quickly, lightly, and easilySynonyms- agile
- brisk
- facile
- quick
- spry
adj exhibiting or possessing skill and ease in performanceSynonyms- adroit
- clever
- deft
- dexterous
- facile
- handy
- slick
Synonyms for nimbleadj moving quickly and lightlySynonymsRelated Wordsadj mentally quickSynonymsRelated Words |