nimble
pronunciation
How to pronounce nimble in British English:
UK [ˈnɪmbl]
How to pronounce nimble in American English:
US [ˈnɪmbl]
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- Adjective:
- moving quickly and lightly
- mentally quick
Word Origin
- nimble (adj.)
- "agile, light-footed," c. 1300, nemel, from Old English næmel "quick to grasp" (attested but once), related to niman "to take," from Proto-Germanic *neman (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Dutch, Gothic niman, Old Norse nema, Old Frisian nima, German nehmen "to take"), from PIE root *nem- "to divide, distribute, allot," also "to take" (cognates: Greek nemein "to deal out," nemesis "just indignation," Latin numerus "number," Lithuanian nuoma "rent, interest," Middle Irish nos "custom, usage"). With excrescent -b- from c. 1500 (compare limb (n.1)). Related: Nimbleness. In 17c., English had nimblechaps "talkative fellow."
Example
- 1. Stuffy european institutions were not supposed to be as nimble .
- 2. Using wave by itself not keeping your mind nimble enough ?
- 3. But we saw ourselves as nimble special forces , not stuck-in-the-mud redcoats .
- 4. I appreciate the cultural and emotional differences in groups and am nimble in navigating both .
- 5. Foreign corporations also are looking at the u. s. , pushing american companies to be more nimble globally .