WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
nim•ble /ˈnɪmbəl/USA pronunciation
adj., -bler, -blest.
nim•bly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- quick and light in movement;
agile:nimble feet. - quick to understand, think, plan, etc.:a nimble mind.
nim•bly, adv.
nim•ble
(nim′bəl),USA pronunciation adj., -bler, -blest.
nim′ble•ness, n.
nim′bly, adv.
- quick and light in movement;
moving with ease;
agile;
active;
rapid:nimble feet. - quick to understand, think, devise, etc.:a nimble mind.
- cleverly contrived:a story with a nimble plot.
- bef. 1000; late Middle English nymel, earlier nemel, Old English nǣmel capable, equivalent. to nǣm- (variant stem of niman to take; see nim1) + -el -le
nim′bly, adv.
- 1. lively, brisk, swift. 2. alert.
- 1. clumsy.
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