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.

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  • 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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nimble +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • 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.

    Yuka Yoneda | Inhabitat 2010

  • ARQUILLA: We are talking about a kind of nimbleness that does not come to a classic hierarchy.

    CNN Transcript Mar 27, 2004 2004

  • "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.

    Technology news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2010

  • "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.

    Technology news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2010

  • Several attempted, but none could equal him, in nimbleness of heels.

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • 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

  • Forte's experience during the crisis shows another advantage of many Polish companies: nimbleness.

    Euro's Allure Dims in Eastern Europe Gordon Fairclough 2011

  • The rebel leadership has shown a newfound nimbleness in decision making.

    Libya Rebels Make Gains Near Capital Charles Levinson 2011

  • 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.

    Mazatlan: Tequila, tans and working stiffs 2009

  • 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.

    Mazatlan: Tequila, tans and working stiffs 2009

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