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1. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nimblenessNimbleness Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : quick and light in motion : agile. nimble fingers. a nimble climber. 2. a. : marked by quick, alert, clever conception (see conception sense 3), comprehension (see comprehension sense 1a), or resourcefulness. a nimble mind. nimble investors. b. : responsive, sensitive. a nimble listener.

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › nimblenessNIMBLENESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the quality of being quick and exact either in movement or thoughts: He used his nimbleness to make sure he got onto the sofa first. What really sets her apart is the nimbleness of her mind. See. nimble. Fewer examples. With light-fingered nimbleness he checked all the contents of the drawers.

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   The earliest known use of the noun nimbleness is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for nimbleness is from before 1500, in the writing of Andrew of Wyntoun, prior of St Serf's, Lochleven, and historian.

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   Nimble definition: quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid. See examples of NIMBLE used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › nimblenessNIMBLENESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   the quality of being quick and exact either in movement or thoughts: He used his nimbleness to make sure he got onto the couch first. What really sets her apart is the nimbleness of her mind. See. nimble. Fewer examples. With light-fingered nimbleness he checked all the contents of the drawers.

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   Nimbleness. NIM'BLENESS, noun Lightness and agility in motion; quickness; celerity; speed; swiftness. It implies lightness and springiness. The stag thought it better to trust to the nimbleness of his feet. Ovid ranged over Parnassus with great nimbleness and agility.

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   What does nimble mean?

   • The meaning of NIMBLE is quick and light in motion : agile. How to use nimble in a sentence.

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   What are some examples of Nimbleness?

   • Give thy brain sleep and rest and thy brain will give thy thought nimbleness. A little wit, a little nimbleness, a little luck-time and opportunity--these sometimes availed. The girl showed considerable nimbleness in climbing over the window-sill. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   What does nimble feet mean?

   • nimble feet. a nimble mind. a story with a nimble plot. This was a huge career jump for her, a leap from a large, established brand to a much newer and nimbler one. Every client wants to become that smarter, faster and that nimbler business, but they, of course, also see that they are faced with challenges today and in the future.

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   Why is nimbleness of wit important?

   • But it not sufficient to display nimbleness of wit in dealing with the question. One is that the poem is a representation of life from the nimbleness of youth to the pain of age. The relative speed and nimbleness of ships became important, since a slower ship could be outmaneuvered and disabled by a faster one.

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   . nimbleness ( English) Origin & history. nimble + -ness. Noun. nimbleness ( countable and uncountable; pl. nimblenesses) The quality of being nimble. Shakespeare Caesar, IV.iii. 'Tis better that the enemy seek us; So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers, Doing himself offense, whilst we lying still.