nimbleness

English

Etymology

nimble +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪm.bəl.nɪs/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

nimbleness (countable and uncountable, plural nimblenesses)

1. The quality of being nimble.
   • Template:RQ:Shakespeare Caesar, IV.iii

     'Tis better that the enemy seek us;

     So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers,

     Doing himself offense, whilst we lying still

     Are full of rest, defense, and nimbleness.

Antonyms

• (property of being nimble): sluggishness

Translations

the quality of being nimble

• Armenian:

  Old Armenian: արագութիւն (aragutʻiwn)

• Bulgarian: лекота́ (bg) f (lekotá), пъргавина́ (bg) f (pǎrgaviná)
• Czech: hbitost f
• Georgian: სიმკვირცხლე (simḳvircxle)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Wendigkeit f, Gewandtheit f, Behändigkeit (de) f, Beweglichkeit f
• Irish: luaineacht f, éascaíocht f
• Italian: leggerezza (it) f, agilità (it) f, scioltezza (it) f
• Latin: agilitās f, strēnuitās f