Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being nimble; lightness and agility in motion; quickness; celerity; speed; swiftness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility; swiftness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the quality of being
nimble
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
- noun intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind
Etymologies
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Examples
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The antithesis of the oversized SUV (you can fit four EN-Vs into the same road space occupied by a standard family car!), the EN-V is an upright two-seat urban minicar that gets its nimbleness from the same type of mechanics that the Segway uses.
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ARQUILLA: We are talking about a kind of nimbleness that does not come to a classic hierarchy.
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"One of the reasons we left Google was that we wanted to be part of a startup again that had that kind of nimbleness," says McCaig.
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"One of the reasons we left Google was that we wanted to be part of a startup again that had that kind of nimbleness," says McCaig.
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Several attempted, but none could equal him, in nimbleness of heels.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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The 500C is a pure metropolitan runabout, so its pleasures are centered on its capering nimbleness and maneuverability, not to mention ease of parking.
The Fiat 500C Can't Fail Dan Neil 2011
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Forte's experience during the crisis shows another advantage of many Polish companies: nimbleness.
Euro's Allure Dims in Eastern Europe Gordon Fairclough 2011
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The rebel leadership has shown a newfound nimbleness in decision making.
Libya Rebels Make Gains Near Capital Charles Levinson 2011
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Skip was a buoyant 72-year-old Rhode Islander hampered for the time being by a cast protecting a broken ankle suffered when his self assurance over-reached his nimbleness in an ill-advised leap onto a rock at the beach.
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We had with us Frida, a Westfalia campervan of great age but surefooted nimbleness and with the stormy temperament of her namesake, Frida Kahlo, Mexico's first lady of art.
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