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Definition of Nimbleness
1. Noun. Intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind. "Nimbleness of wit and imagination"
2. Noun. The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble.
Generic synonyms: Gracefulness
Derivative terms: Agile, Light, Lightsome, Nimble
Definition of Nimbleness
1. n. The quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility; swiftness.
Definition of Nimbleness
1. Noun. the quality of being nimble ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nimbleness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Nimbleness
Literary usage of Nimbleness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stories from Old-fashioned Children's Books by Andrew White Tuer (1900)
"nimbleness and agility are the chief requisites of this game, the main diversion
lying in your being able to keep the ball at play for some time against the ..."
2. The Lives of John Selden, Esq., and Archbishop Usher: With Notices of the by John Aikin (1812)
"They were indeed questionless too nice, and deceived themselves with the nimbleness
of their own sophisms, that permitted no kind of established truth. ..."
3. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1852)
"The engraving above pretty well shows the configuration of "Tartar," but cannot
represent the agile action, flashing eye and cat-like nimbleness of all his ..."
4. Sporting Adventures in the Far West by John Mortimer Murphy (1879)
"... talcs of its nimbleness—Pugnacity of the males—Contest between a wolf and a
bighorn—Size of rams—Measurement of horns—The rutting season—Flocks of old ..."
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