nimble Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite moving quickly and lightly
    quick; agile; spry.
    • 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
  2. adjective satellite mentally quick
    agile.
    • an agile mind
    • nimble wits

WordNet

Nim"ble adjective
Etymology
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.
Wordforms
comparative Nimbler ; superlative Nimblest
Definitions
  1. Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift.
    Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. Pope.
    ✍ Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed, nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc. Syn. -- Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.

Webster 1913