"nimbleness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɪm.bəl.nɪs/ [US] Audio: En-us-nimbleness.ogg Forms: nimblenesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English nymmylnes; equivalent to nimble + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nymmylnes}} Middle English nymmylnes, {{suffix|en|nimble|ness}} nimble + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nimbleness (countable and uncountable, plural nimblenesses)
  1. The quality of being nimble. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the quality of being nimble): лекота́ (lekotá) [feminine] (Bulgarian), пъргавина́ (pǎrgaviná) [feminine] (Bulgarian), hbitost [feminine] (Czech), სიმკვირცხლე (simḳvircxle) (Georgian), Wendigkeit [feminine] (German), Gewandtheit [feminine] (German), Behändigkeit [feminine] (German), Beweglichkeit [feminine] (German), luaineacht [feminine] (Irish), éascaíocht [feminine] (Irish), leggerezza [feminine] (Italian), agilità [feminine] (Italian), scioltezza [feminine] (Italian), agilitās [feminine] (Latin), pernīcitās [feminine] (Latin), strēnuitās [feminine] (Latin), արագութիւն (aragutʻiwn) (Old Armenian), zręczność [feminine] (Polish), zwinność [feminine] (Polish), agilidad [feminine] (Spanish)

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