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

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   Oct 14, 2018 · NIMBLENESS definition: 1. the quality of being quick and exact either in movement or thoughts: 2. the quality of being…. Learn more.

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     NIMBLENESS meaning: 1. the quality of being quick and exact...

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     nimbleness definicja: 1. the quality of being quick and...

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   further revisions to definitions, pronunciation, etymology, headwords, variant spellings, quotations, and dates; new senses, phrases, and quotations. Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into nimbleness, n. in July 2023.

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   See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. nimble has developed meanings and uses in subjects including nautical (late 1500s) chemistry (late 1600s) economics and commerce (1800s)

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

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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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNIMBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What does nimble mean?

   • Of the mind, intellect, etc.: quick to devise or plan; clever, versatile, alert. If thy vaine bee so pleasant, and thy witt so nimble, that all consists in glicks and girds. Having a subtle wit and nimble head. Invited and drawne on by..their nimble Imaginations. The faculties of the mind..grow thereby the more vigorous and nimble.

   nimble, adj., adv., & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English

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   What makes a man nimble?

   • The faculties of the mind..grow thereby the more vigorous and nimble. He was a man of very nimble and dextrous parts. A subtlety so nimble, that it materially impaired the strength of his other qualities. The less nimble wits and the less educated intellects. To be at home with these Bohemian revels, a man has to have a nimble wit.

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   Why is nimbleness important in a poem?

   • 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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   Are the Brainiacs nimble?

   • Here, the brainiacs were ridiculed and the hairy nimble beasts ruled the day. “Indies have low overhead, are nimble, and rarely work by committees,” Spillman says. The U.S. appears slow-witted on this, and the Qataris appear quick and nimble.

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   Why do companies have to stay nimble?

   • Companies have to stay nimble to take advantage of the next shift in the market. In a nimble manner; nimbly. Obsolete. Bayth thik and nymill gais the spwle. Those Iackes that nimble leape, To kisse the tender inward of thy hand. That I may runne away the nimbler. That they may all perform their several offices the easier, lightlier, and nimbler.

   nimble, adj., adv., & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English

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   Are young people nimble?

   • To those who are young and nimble, it falls to face discomfort and danger; sometimes to meet it, at closer quarters. They are very expert and nimble workers but unfortunately the period of their employment at this work is very short. My fingers were nimble at 11 and my father's were nimble at eight.

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8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionnimble adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of nimble adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.