Nimble

Nim′ble

(nĭm′b’l)

,

Adj.

[

Com

par.

Nimbler

(nĭm′blẽr)

;

sup

erl.

Nimblest

(nĭm′blĕst)

.]

[OE.

nimel

, prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr.

nimen

to take, AS.

niman

; akin to D.

nemen

, G.

nehmen

, OHG.

neman

, Icel.

nema

, Goth.

nima

, and prob. to Gr.

νέμειν

to distribute. √ 7. Cf.

Nomand

,

Numb

.]

Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift.

Through the mid seas the

nimble

pinnace sails.

Pope.

☞ Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed, nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc.

Nimble Will

(Bot.)

,

a slender, branching, American grass (

Muhlenbergia diffusa

), of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley.

Syn. – Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.

Nimble

NIM'BLE

,

Adj.

Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift. It is applied chiefly to motions of the feet and hands, sometimes to other things; as a nimble boy; the nimble-footed deer.

Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails.

nimble

English

Adjective

nimble ‎(comparative nimbler, superlative nimblest)

Quick and light in movement or action.
He was too nimble for the assailant and easily escaped his grasp.
Quick-witted and alert.
She has a nimble mind and can improvise in any situation.

Translations

quick and light in movement or action

Catalan: àgil (ca)
Dutch: behendig (nl), wendbaar, lichtvoetig
Finnish: ketterä (fi), vikkelä (fi)
French: agile (fr) m, f, fulgurant (fr) m, preste (fr) m, f, leste (fr) m, f
German: schnell (de), gelenkig (de), behänd (de), flink (de), wendig (de), leichtfüssig, gewandt (de), geschickt (de)
Greek: ευκίνητος (el) ‎(efkínitos), σβέλτος (el) ‎(svéltos)
Hungarian: fürge (hu), hajlékony (hu), gyors (hu)
Irish: éasca
Italian: agile (it), leggero (it), svelto (it)
Norman: leste m, f
Maori: tūkawikawi, kakama, kamakama

Norwegian: kjapp, rask (no)
Persian: چابک (fa) ‎(čâbok), چالاک (fa) ‎(čâlâk)
Portuguese: ágil (pt), ligeiro (pt)
Romanian: ager (ro), vioi (ro), agil (ro)
Russian: прово́рный (ru) ‎(provórnyj), ло́вкий (ru) ‎(lóvkij), шу́стрый (ru) ‎(šústryj), вёрткий (ru) ‎(vjórtkij), бы́стрый (ru) ‎(býstryj)
Scots: leish
Spanish: ágil (es)
Swedish: kvick (sv), vig (sv), smidig (sv), snabb (sv), lätt (sv), ledig (sv), flink (sv)
Turkish: atik (tr), çevik (tr), açıkgöz (tr), çabukluk (tr)

quick-witted and alert

Catalan: àgil (ca)
Dutch: alert (nl),gevat (nl),spits (nl)
Finnish: nopeaälyinen, valpas (fi)
French: vif (fr) m, vive (fr) f
Greek: εύστροφος (el) ‎(éfstrofos)
Hungarian: okos (hu), ötletes (hu)
Italian: intelligente (it), versatile (it), sveglio (it), pronto (it)

Norwegian: rask (no)
Portuguese: ágil (pt), esperto (pt)
Romanian: ager (ro)
Russian: сообрази́тельный (ru) ‎(soobrazítelʹnyj), нахо́дчивый (ru) ‎(naxódčivyj)
Spanish: hábil (es)
Swedish: kvick (sv), snabbtänkt, livlig (sv), pigg (sv), vaken (sv)

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