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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. moving quickly and lightly;
- Example: "sleek and agile as a gymnast"
- Example: "as nimble as a deer"
- Example: "nimble fingers"
- Example: "quick of foot"
- Example: "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"
[syn: agile, nimble, quick, spry]

2. mentally quick;
- Example: "an agile mind"
- Example: "nimble wits"
[syn: agile, nimble]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nimble \Nim"ble\ (n[i^]m"b'l), a. [Compar. Nimbler
   (n[i^]m"bl[~e]r); superl. Nimblest (n[i^]m"bl[e^]st).] [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. ne`mein to distribute. [root] 7.
   Cf. Nomand, Numb.]
   Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity;
   lively; swift.
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         Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. --Pope.
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   Note: Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of
         self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed,
         nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc.
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   Nimble Will (Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass
      (Muhlenbergia diffusa), of some repute for grazing
      purposes in the Mississippi valley.
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   Syn: Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nimble
    adj 1: 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" [syn: agile, nimble,
           quick, spry]
    2: mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits" [syn: agile,
       nimble]