Definition of Nimbleness

1. Noun. Intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind. "Nimbleness of wit and imagination"

Exact synonyms: Mental Dexterity
Generic synonyms: Intelligence
Derivative terms: Nimble

2. Noun. The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble.
Exact synonyms: Agility, Legerity, Lightness, Lightsomeness
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

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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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