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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nim•ble /ˈnɪmbəl/USA pronunciation adj., -bler, -blest. - quick and light in movement;
agile:nimble feet. - quick to understand, think, plan, etc.:a nimble mind.
nim•ble•ness, n. [uncountable] nim•bly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nim•ble (nim′bəl),USA pronunciation adj., -bler, -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.
- bef. 1000; late Middle English nymel, earlier nemel, Old English nǣmel capable, equivalent. to nǣm- (variant stem of niman to take; see nim1) + -el -le
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lively, brisk, swift.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged alert.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clumsy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nimble /ˈnɪmbəl/ adj - agile, quick, and neat in movement
- alert; acute
Etymology: Old English nǣmel quick to grasp, and numol quick at seizing, both from niman to takeˈnimbleness n ˈnimbly adv |