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nimbleness noun 1. agility, skill, grace, lightness, proficiency, dexterity, alacrity, adroitness, sprightliness, nippiness (Brit. informal), spryness The friar leapt to his feet with a nimbleness we could scarcely credit. 2. smartness, brightness (informal), sharpness, alertness, keenness, quick-wittedness One needed all one's nimbleness of wit to answer their questions. Translations nimbleness n (of fingers, feet) → Flinkheit f; (of person) → Flinkheit f, → Behändigkeit f (geh); (= agility) → Gelenkigkeit f, → Wendigkeit f, → Beweglichkeit f; (= skilfulness) → Geschicklichkeit f, → Geschick nt; (of mind) → Beweglichkeit f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| No doubt a fair amount of climbing up iron ladders can be achieved by an active man in a ship's engine-room, but I remember moments when even to my supple limbs and pride of nimbleness the sailing- ship's machinery seemed to reach up to the very stars. The nimbleness of a dancing-master is not at all prejudiced by being taught to move; nor doth any mechanic, I believe, exercise his tools the worse by having learnt to use them. Mugridge seemed to be in rabid fear of the water, and he exhibited a nimbleness and speed we did not dream he possessed. |
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