Nimble definition
Moving quickly and lightly.
adjective
Quick, clever, and acute in devising or understanding.
Nimble wits.
adjective
The definition of nimble is someone who is spry, and quick to move or understand.
An example of someone who would be described as nimble is a gymnast who is graceful and flexible.
An example of someone who would be described as nimble is someone who grasps concepts quickly and understands things the first time they are explained.
adjective
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Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft.
Nimble fingers.
adjective
Mentally quick; quick-witted; alert.
A nimble mind.
adjective
(rare) Showing mental quickness.
A nimble reply.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Adjective
Base Form:
nimble
Comparative:
nimbler
Superlative:
nimblestOrigin of nimble
- Middle English nemel from Old English nǣmel quick to seize numol quick at learning nem- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English nymel, nemel (“capable"), merger of Old English nÇ£mel (“receptive, quick to grasp") and Old English numol (“able to take, capable of holding"), both from niman (“to take") + -el, -ol (associative suffix). Compare German nehmen Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (niman), Old Norse nema (“to take"). More at nim.
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