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Definitions for Nimble

[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.
[4] agile, quick, and neat in movement nimble fingers
[5] alert; acute a nimble intellect

Words related to Nimble

deft, skillful, agile, adroit, adept, bright, lithe, lively, quick, swift, active, alert, brisk, clever, handy, light, lissome, proficient, prompt, quick-witted

Words nearby Nimble

nilpotent, nilsson, nilópolis, nim, nim tree, nimble, nimblewit, nimbo-, nimbostratus, nimbus, nimbus clouds

Origin of Nimble

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

Other words from Nimble

nim·ble·ness , noun
nim·bly , adverb
un·nim·ble , adjective
un·nim·ble·ness , noun
un·nim·b·ly , adverb

Word origin for Nimble

Old English nǣmel quick to grasp, and numol quick at seizing, both from niman to take

Synonyms for Nimble

adept, adroit, agile, bright, deft, lithe, lively, quick, skillful, swift, active, alert, brisk, clever, handy, light, lissome, proficient, prompt, quick-witted, ready, sprightly, spry, vigilant, wide-awake