nimble

Adjective Satellite

moving quickly and lightly
- "as nimble as a deer"
- "nimble fingers"
mentally quick
- "nimble wits"

Adj

Adept at taking or grasping.
Quick and light in movement or action.
Quickwitted and alert.

Verb

To move nimbly.

Adjective

Quick and light in movement or action; agile.

Examples

A nimble mind is crucial for spotting potential Scrabble plays quickly.
He has a nimble mind and can improvise in any situation.
He was too nimble for the assailant and easily escaped his grasp.
nimble fingers

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

agile, quick, spry

Antonyms

sluggish

Scrabble Score: 10

nimble: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nimble: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nimble: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

nimble: valid Words With Friends Word