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bəl adjective, nim·bler, nim·blest.
1.
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.
2.
quick to understand, think, devise, etc.: a nimble mind.
3.
cleverly contrived: a story with a nimble plot.
Origin:
before 1000; late Middle English nymel, earlier nemel, Old English nǣmel capable, equivalent to nǣm- (variant stem of niman to take; see nim1) + -el -le
before 1000; late Middle English nymel, earlier nemel, Old English nǣmel capable, equivalent to nǣm- (variant stem of niman to take; see nim1) + -el -le
Related forms
nim·ble·ness, noun
nim·bly, adverb
un·nim·ble, adjective
un·nim·ble·ness, noun
un·nim·b·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. lively, brisk, swift. 2. alert.
1. lively, brisk, swift. 2. alert.
Antonyms
1. clumsy.
1. clumsy.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | 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] | |
| 'nimbleness | |
| —n | |
| 'nimbly | |
| —adv | |
| nimble (ˈnɪmbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | 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] | |
| 'nimbleness | |
| —n | |
| 'nimbly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
nimble
"agile, light-footed," c.1300, nemel, from O.E. næmel "quick to grasp" (attested only once), related to niman "to take," from P.Gmc. *nemanan (cf. O.Du., Goth. niman, O.N. nema, O.Fris. nima, Ger. nehmen "to take"), from PIE base *nem- "to divide, distribute, allot" (cf. Gk. nemein "to deal out,"
nemesis "just indignation," L. numerus "number," Lith. nuoma "rent, interest," M.Ir. nos "custom, usage"). With excrescent -b- from c.1500 (cf. limb).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Whenever a potential host comes within reach, they nimbly hitch a ride.
The hangman slides nonchalantly along the scaffold and jumps nimbly down on to the platform.
The little fellow scampers nimbly up the stems to gather berries, seeds, and insects for food.
Nimbly moving across rocky heights, mountain goats appear to defy gravity in their foraging.
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