nimble

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

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

Verb

To move nimbly.

Sinonieme

agile

quick

skillful

shrewd

sharp

dexterous

spry

sly

shifty

cunning

wily

active

lively

prompt

cautious

crafty

tricky

dodgy

astute

foxy

cagey

calculating

canny

artful

deft

swift

fast

brisk

smart

adroit

clever

lissome

quick-witted

light

lissom

mobile

nippy

rapid

energetic

lithe

sprightly

bright

casual

nifty

volant

light-footed

speedy

supple

svelte

graceful

Vertalings

agile

ágil

ágil

agile

kurnaz

listig

hinterlistig

gewiegt

schlau

gewieft

flink

gewitzt

pffifig

abgefeimt

findig

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈnɪmbl̩/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: nymyl

Geërf van Old English: nǣmel

Verwante met Duits: nehmen

Verwante met Goties: 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽

Verwante met Old Norse: nema

In summary

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.