nimble

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English nymyl, nemel, nemyll, nymell (“agile, quick, ready, able, capable”), merger of Old English nǣmel (“receptive, quick to grasp”) and Old English numol (“able to take, capable of holding”), both from niman (“to take”) + -el, -ol (associative suffix), corresponding to nim +‎ -le. Compare German nehmen, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (niman), Old Norse nema (“to take”). More at nim. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɪmbl̩/ Rhymes: -ɪmbəl === Adjective === nimble (comparative nimbler, superlative nimblest) Adept at taking or grasping. nimble fingers Quick and light in movement or action. Quickwitted and alert. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “quick and light in movement or action”): sluggish ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === nimble (third-person singular simple present nimbles, present participle nimbling, simple past and past participle nimbled) (intransitive) To move nimbly. === Anagrams === milneb