nimble (redirected from nimbler)

nim·ble  (nmbl)

adj. nim·bler, nim·blest

1. Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft: nimble fingers. See Synonyms at dexterous.

2. Quick, clever, and acute in devising or understanding: nimble wits.

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[Middle English nemel, from Old English nmel, quick to seize and numol, quick at learning; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]

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nimble·ness n.

nimbly adv.

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nimble [ˈnɪmb^əl]

adj

1. agile, quick, and neat in movement nimble fingers

2. alert; acute a nimble intellect

[Old English nǣmel quick to grasp, and numol quick at seizing, both from niman to take]

nimbleness  n

nimbly  adv

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nimble

• agile - Means having quick motion and being nimble, from Latin agere, "to do."
• flippant - Once meant "flexible, nimble, pliant."
• chopsticks - In Chinese, the word for chopsticks originally meant "quick sticks" or "nimble ones."
• wieldy - Means "easily controlled or handled," and once meant "agile, nimble."

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	nimble - moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" agile, spry, quick active - characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
	2.	nimble - mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits" agile intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"

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nimble

adjective

1. agile, active, lively, deft, proficient, sprightly, nippy (Brit. informal), spry, dexterous Lily, who was light and nimble on her feet, was learning to tap-dance.
agile heavy, slow, dull, awkward, clumsy, inactive, lethargic, indolent

2. alert, ready, bright (informal), sharp, keen, active, smart, quick-witted To keep your mind nimble, you must use it.

Translations

nimble [ˈnɪmbl] ADJ (nimbler (compar) (nimblest (superl))) [person, mind] → ágil; [feet] → ligero; [fingers] → hábil, diestro
nimble-fingered → de dedos hábiles
nimble-footed → de pies ligeros

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nimble [ˈnɪmb^əl] adj

[person, fingers] → agile; [feet] → agile; [footwork] → bon*(bonne)
to be nimble on one's feet → avoir le pied léger

[mind] → vif*(vive)
nimble-fingered [ˌnɪmb^əlˈfɪŋgə^rd] adj → aux doigts agiles
nimble-footed [ˌnɪmb^əlˈfʊtɪd] adj → au pied léger

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nimble

adj (+er) (= quick) fingers, feet → flink; person also → behände (geh); (= agile) → gelenkig, wendig, beweglich; car → wendig; (= skilful) → geschickt; mind → beweglich; to be very nimble at operating something → sehr geschickt im Umgang mit etw sein; as nimble as a goat → leichtfüßig (wie eine Gämse); she is still nimble → sie ist noch sehr rüstig

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nimble:

nimble-fingered

adj → fingerfertig

nimble-footed

adj → leichtfüßig

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nimble [ˈnɪmbl] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (in moving) → agile; (mentally) → vivace, sveglio/a

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nimble

adj nimble [ˈnimbl]

quick and light in movement a nimble jump. rats رَشيق الحَرَكَه чевръст hbitý, mrštný adræt flink σβέλτος ágil nobe چابک ketterä agile זָרִיז फुर्तीला brz,hitar fürge cekatan fimur, lipur agile すばやい 재빠른 vikrus, miklus izveicīgs, veikls lincah behendig lett på foten, rapp, smidig rączy ágil agil проворный; лёгкий svižný okreten okretan kvick, rask ว่องไว çevik, atik 靈活的, 敏捷的 моторний, спритний پھرتيلا، ہلکا پھلکا lanh lẹ 灵活的, 敏捷的

adv nimbly

rats بِرَشاقَه чевръсто hbitě, mrštně adræt flink σβέλτα con agilidad nobedalt به چابکى؛ به زيرکى vikkelästi agilement בִּזרִיזוּת फुर्तीलापन, द्रुतगामिता brzi fürgén dengan cekatan fimlega agilmente すばやく 민첩하게 vikriai veikli dengan lincah behendig lett, rapt, smidig zwinnie agilmente sprinten проворно; легко svižne okretno okretno kvickt, raskt อย่างว่องไว çevikçe, atikçe 靈活地, 機敏地 спритно چستي سے một cách lanh lẹ 灵活地, 机敏地