nimbleness
/ˈnɪm.bəl.nɪs/
nimbleness noun: the quality of being nimble.
Noun
nimbleness (countable and uncountable, plural nimblenesses)
- The quality of being nimble.
- Therfoꝛe thus ſaieth the holy one of Iſrael: In as moch as ye haue caſt of youre bewtie, and confoꝛted youre ſelues with power and nymbleneſſe, and put youre confidence therin: therfoꝛe ſhal ye haue this myſchefe agayne foꝛ youre deſtruction and fall, like as an hie wall, that falleth becauſe of...1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg]: [Eucharius Cervicornus and Johannes Soter?], →OCLC, Esay [Isaiah]...
- 'Tis better that the Enemie ſeeke vs,
So ſhall he waſte his meanes, weary his Souldiers,
Doing himſelfe offence, whil'ſt we lying ſtill,
Are full of reſt, defence, and nimbleneſſe.1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
nimbleness meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Telugu
nimbleness in Hindi
- nimbleness, agility, alacrity, speed, alertness, fleetness, expedition, dispatch
- चुस्ती custī
nimbleness in Urdu
- لپ جھپ, پھرتی, سبک رفتاری, تیزی
nimbleness in Telugu
- nimbleness, fickleness, wantonness
- చపలత్వము capalatvamu
Antonyms of nimbleness
Forms of nimbleness
| plural | nimblenesses |
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Origin of nimbleness
From Middle English nymmylnes; equivalent to nimble + -ness.
Questions about nimbleness
- What does nimbleness mean?
- Nimbleness means the quality of being nimble.
- What is nimbleness in Hindi?
- Nimbleness in Hindi is चुस्ती (custī). See Nimbleness meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nimbleness?
- Nimbleness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nimbleness?
- Nimbleness is pronounced /ˈnɪm.bəl.nɪs/ (US).
- What is the plural of nimbleness?
- The plural of nimbleness is nimblenesses.
Words near nimbleness in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nimbleness (page history and authors); चुस्ती (Hindi) (page history and authors); nimbleness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); చపలత్వము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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