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Webster 1913 Edition
Nimbleness
Nim′ble-ness
,Noun.
The quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility; swiftness.
Webster 1828 Edition
Nimbleness
NIM'BLENESS
,Noun.
The stag thought it better to trust to the nimbleness of his feet.
Ovid ranged over Parnassus with great nimbleness and agility.
Definition 2024
nimbleness
nimbleness
English
Noun
nimbleness (countable and uncountable, plural nimblenesses)
- The quality of being nimble.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, IV.iii
- 'Tis better that the enemy seek us;
- So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers,
- Doing himself offense, whilst we lying still
- Are full of rest, defense, and nimbleness.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, IV.iii
Translations
the quality of being nimble
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