different between nimble vs agility

English

Etymology

From Middle English nymyl, nemel, nemyll, nymell (“agile, quick, ready, able, capable”), merger of Old English n?mel (“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 ???????????????????? (niman), Old Norse nema (“to take”). More at nim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?mbl?/
• Rhymes: -?mb?l

Adjective

nimble (comparative nimbler, superlative nimblest)

1. Adept at taking or grasping

   nimble fingers

2. Quick and light in movement or action.

3. Quick-witted and alert.

Antonyms

• (quick and light in movement or action): sluggish

Derived terms

• nimbly

Translations

Anagrams

• milneb

English

Etymology

From late Middle English, borrowed from Middle French agilité, from Latin agilit?s, from agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick”), equivalent to agile +? -ity.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /??d??l.?.ti/, /??d??l.?.ti/
• Rhymes: -?l?ti

Noun

agility (countable and uncountable, plural agilities)

1. (uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion

   Synonym: nimbleness

2. (countable) A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

From English agility.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???ility/, [???i?lit?y]
• Rhymes: -ity
• Syllabification: a?gi?li?ty

Noun

agility

1. (sports) agility, dog agility

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English agility since at least 1990. Ultimately from Latin agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick”).

Noun

agility c

1. (sports) agility, dog agility

Declension

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