different between nimble vs vivacious

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

Borrowed from Latin v?v?x (“lively, vigorous”) (with the suffix -ious), from v?vere (“to live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va??ve???s/, /v??ve???s/
• Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

vivacious (comparative more vivacious, superlative most vivacious)

1. Lively and animated; full of life and energy.
2. (obsolete) Long-lived.
3. (rare) Difficult to kill.

Synonyms

• (lively and animated): animated, bubbly, ebullient, high-spirited, lively, vibrant, exciting

Derived terms

• vivaciousness

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References

Further reading

• vivacious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• vivacious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• vivacious at OneLook Dictionary Search