English-Thai Dictionary

nimble

ADJ ว่องไว  คล่องแคล่ว  wong-wai

 

nimbleness

ADJ ความว่องไว  kwam-wong-wai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NIMBLE

a.Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift. It is applied chiefly to motions of the feet and hands, sometimes to other things; as a nimble boy; the nimble-footed deer. Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails.

 

NIMBLE-FOOTED

a.Running with speed; light of foot.

 

NIMBLENESS

n.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.

 

NIMBLESS

n.Nimbleness.

 

NIMBLE-WITTED

a.Quick; ready to speak.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NIMBLE

Nim "ble, a. [Compar. Nimbler; superl. Nimblest.] Etym: [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. Nomand, Numb. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

NIMBLENESS

NIMBLENESS Nim "ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility; swiftness.

 

NIMBLESS

NIMBLESS Nim "bless, n.

 

Defn: Nimbleness. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

nimble

nim ble |ˈnimbəl ˈnɪmbəl | ▶adjective ( nimbler, nimblest ) quick and light in movement or action; agile: with a deft motion of her nimble fingers. • (of the mind ) quick to comprehend: she is well-read and intellectually nimble. ORIGIN Old English nǣmel ‘quick to seize or comprehend, ’ related to niman ‘take, ’ of Germanic origin. The -b- was added for ease of pronunciation.

 

nimbleness

nim ble ness |ˈnimbəlnis ˈnɪmbəlnɪs | ▶noun the quality of being nimble.

 

Oxford Dictionary

nimble

nim ¦ble |ˈnɪmb (ə )l | ▶adjective ( nimbler, nimblest ) quick and light in movement or action; agile: with a deft motion of her nimble fingers. • (of the mind ) able to think and understand quickly. ORIGIN Old English nǣmel ‘quick to seize or comprehend ’, related to niman ‘take ’, of Germanic origin. The -b- was added for ease of pronunciation.

 

nimbleness

nim ¦ble |ness |ˈnɪmblnəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality of being nimble.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

nimble

nimble adjective 1 he was nimble on his feet: agile, sprightly, light, spry, lively, quick, graceful, lithe, limber; skillful, deft, dexterous, adroit; informal nippy, twinkle-toed; literary lightsome. ANTONYMS clumsy. 2 a nimble mind: quick-witted, quick, alert, lively, wide awake, observant, astute, adroit, perceptive, penetrating, discerning, shrewd, sharp; intelligent, bright, smart, clever, brilliant; informal brainy, quick on the uptake. ANTONYMS dull.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

nimble

nimble adjective 1 he was surprisingly nimble on his feet | she tore off the ring with nimble fingers: agile, lithe, sprightly, acrobatic, light-footed, nimble-footed, light, light on one's feet, fleet-footed, spry, lively, active, quick, quick-moving, graceful, supple, limber, lissom, flexible, skilful, deft, dexterous, adroit; informal nippy, zippy, twinkle-toed; literary fleet, lightsome. ANTONYMS stiff, clumsy, lumbering. 2 the boy had a nimble mind: quick-thinking, quick-witted, quick, nimble-witted; alert, alive, lively, wide awake, ready, quick off the mark, observant, astute, perceptive, perspicacious, penetrating, discerning, shrewd, sharp, sharp-witted; intelligent, bright, clever, gifted, able, brainy, brilliant; informal smart, on the ball, on one's toes, quick on the uptake. ANTONYMS dull.

 

nimbleness

nimbleness noun he used his nimbleness to make sure he got on to the sofa first: agility, litheness, sprightliness, light-footedness, nimble-footedness, lightness, spryness, liveliness, activeness, quickness, smartness; grace, gracefulness, suppleness, limberness, lissomness, flexibility, skill, deftness, dexterity, adroitness; informal nippiness, zippiness; literary fleetness, lightsomeness. ANTONYMS clumsiness.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

nimble

nim ble /nɪ́mb (ə )l /〖原義は 2 〗形容詞 ～r ; ～st 1 すばやい , 敏捷 （びんしよう ）な ▸ a craftsman with nimble fingers ≒a nimble -fingered craftsman 指先の器用な職人 ▸ Michael is nimble on his feet. ≒Michael's feet are nimble .マイケルは俊足の持ち主だ 2 〈頭が 〉回転の速い, 理解力に富む, 機転の利く .～ness 名詞 U すばやさ, 迅速さ .