English

Adjective

agile ‎(comparative agiler or more agile, superlative agilest or most agile)

1. Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.
   • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Hound of the Baskervilles

     The man drew out paper and tobacco and twirled the one up in the other with surprising dexterity. He had long, quivering fingers as agile and restless as the antennae of an insect.

2. (computing) Of or relating to Agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.

   agile methods

Synonyms

• active, alert, nimble, brisk, lively, quick

Translations

Derived terms

• agility

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agilis ‎(“swift”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

agile m, f ‎(plural agiles)

1. nimble, agile (quick and light in movement or action)

Derived terms

• agilement
• agilité

Anagrams

• aigle
• gelai

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈɡiːlə]
• Hyphenation: agi‧le

Adjective

agile

1. inflected form of agil

Italian

Etymology

From Latin agilis ‎(“agile, nimble”), from agō ‎(“do, act; move”).

Adjective

agile m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural agili)

1. agile, nimble

Anagrams

• gelai
• legai

Latin

Adjective

agile

1. nominative neuter singular of agilis
2. accusative neuter singular of agilis
3. vocative neuter singular of agilis