Nimble : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Nimble	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Nimble
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nimble adj 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" Synonym(s): agile, nimble, quick, spry mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits" Synonym(s): agile, nimble
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nimble \Nim"ble\, a. [Compar. {Nimbler}; superl. {Nimblest}.] [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. [?] to distribute. [root] 7. Cf. {Nomand}, {Numb}.] Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift. Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. --Pope. Note: Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed, nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc. {Nimble Will} (Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass ({Muhlenbergia diffusa}), of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley. Syn: Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.