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nimbleness

Meaning of "nimbleness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF NIMBLENESS

ˈnɪmblnɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIMBLENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nimbleness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NIMBLENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nimbleness in the English dictionary

The definition of nimbleness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being agile, quick, and neat in movement. Other definition of nimbleness is the quality or state of being alert and acute.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NIMBLENESS

comparableness · coolness · disagreeableness · faithfulness · feebleness · fruitfulness · fullness · helpfulness · hospitableness · humbleness · illness · likeableness · mindfulness · nobleness · reasonableness · sensibleness · stillness · truthfulness · unreasonableness · usefulness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIMBLENESS

nim · nimb · nimbi · nimble · nimble-fingered · nimble-footed · nimble-minded · nimblesse · nimblewit · nimblewitted · nimbly · nimbostrati · nimbostratus · nimbus · nimbused · NIMBY · nimbyism · nimieties · nimiety · niminy-piminy

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIMBLENESS

adhesiveness · appropriateness · attentiveness · attractiveness · awareness · awesomeness · brand awareness · business · closeness · competitiveness · completeness · cost-effectiveness · cuteness · effectiveness · hoarseness · likeness · oneness · responsiveness · self-awareness · soreness · uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of nimbleness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NIMBLENESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nimbleness» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «nimbleness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIMBLENESS

Find out the translation of nimbleness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of nimbleness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nimbleness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

敏捷
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

agilidad
570 millions of speakers
en

English

nimbleness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

चपलता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رشاقة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

ловкость
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

nimbleness
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

চটুলতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

agilité
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Nimbleness
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Gewandtheit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

敏捷さ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

민첩
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nimbleness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhanh nhạy
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சுறுசுறுப்பு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

शून्यता
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

uyanıklık
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

leggerezza
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zwinność
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

спритність
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

agilitatea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σβελτάδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ratsheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nimbleness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nimbleness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nimbleness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIMBLENESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of nimbleness
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «nimbleness».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nimbleness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIMBLENESS»

Discover the use of nimbleness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nimbleness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hedge Fund Risk Fundamentals: Solving the Risk Management ...
119 Nimbleness Although nimbleness is a key component of almost all hedge fund strategies, it is particularly critical to some. This facility permits hedge fund managers to target a significantly different set of risks than those of traditional ...
Richard Horwitz, 2007
2
The Complete Taiji Dao: The Art of the Chinese Saber
Whatever the case, nimbleness and liveliness will allow you to follow and control the movements of your opponent and confound his or her attempts to follow or control your movements. Nimbleness and liveliness make it possible for qi to ...
Zhang Yun, 2009
3
The Critic: A Record of Literature, Art, Music, Science, and ...
Among ancient nations the most distinguished for nimbleness were the Greeks. Yet their whole life was so hallowed by the radiance of the Beautiful that their nimbleness seemed like a continual flash and sparkle of glory from the skies.
‎1851
4
Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
The hounds were straight uncoupled, and ere loug the stag thought it better to trust to the nimbleness of his feet, than to the slender fortification of his lodging. Sidney. Himself shewing at one instant both steadiness and nimbleness. Sidney.
Samuel Johnson, 1827
5
Long Life, Good Health Through Tai-Chi Chuan
"Nimbleness". The concept of "thought" or mental concentration requires that your movements be lively yet smooth. In Tai-Chi Chuan this is known as "lightness" and "nimbleness" and refers to the relaxation of all muscles during the exercises.
Simmone Kuo, 1991
6
Transformation to Agility: Manufacturing in the Market Place ...
Central to the definition of agility is nimbleness. Only nimbleness in conjunction with other items such as product quality and/or reliability will lead a company to “ thrive and prosper” in the age of chaos (Peters, 1994). Drawing on the above ...
Jeffrey Amos, 2014
7
All Things Natural: Ficino on Plato's Timaeus
Thus air follows fire, being very similar in fineness and nimbleness, but it differs on account of some bluntness in its power, and in this one respect it has some similarity with earth, while it concurs with water in two qualities: bluntness and ...
Marsilio Ficino, 2010
8
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
ness; activity, speed; agility; readiness; dexterity; celerity; expedition; swiftness. — The hounds were straight uncoupled, and ere long the stag thought it best to trust to the nimbleness of his feet, th in to the slender fortifications of his lodging.
‎1816
9
Peer-to-Peer Leadership: Why the Network Is the Leader
Nimbleness. and. Response. to. Change. If the node is the physical entity connecting and binding a community, then the node community is the primary entity in which nodes connect. It is more than a social network: it is a workflow ...
Mila N. Baker, 2014
10
The American Practice Condensed, Or, The Family Physician: ...
His nimbleness and agility far exceeded anything that I ever before saw in human being. Without ex geration I can truly say, that he would run up and down the shrouds, an out on the main-yards, and jump about on the rigging with all the ...
Wooster Beach, 1865

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIMBLENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nimbleness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Congress overlooks cyber-security strengths in state, local …
As Mr. Jepsen insinuated, the degree of “nimbleness” that state and local governments have in responding to data breaches far outweighs the ... «Watchdog.org, Jul 15»
2
At Facebook Data Centers, New Protocol Helps Add Servers Faster
Combined with the rate of growth of its user base, this kind of application-development speed requires a level of nimbleness on the part of the ... «Data Center Knowledge, Jul 15»
3
Guest post: Who's afraid of IBM Watson? Machine learning and the …
For once it would behoove us to respond with alacrity and nimbleness in place of denial, resentment, and behind-the-lines guerrilla resistance. «Legal Business, Jul 15»
4
Toyota Aygo X-pression X-wave (2015) review
It's no kart, but it can be sewn through corners with satisfying nimbleness. And the brakes feel strong and respond smartly. Pity the ride quality is ... «CAR Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Italian search and rescue plane wrong for BC: expert
Byers said ultimately the decision to choose speed and size over nimbleness and the ability to fly slowly will endanger the hikers, prospectors, ... «Pique Newsmagazine, Jul 15»
6
Lilly doubling size of San Diego biotech center
It's trying to do so by emulating the nimbleness and advanced science of San Diego's biotech industry with its Lilly Biotechnology Center on ... «The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Family farm puts flavor first
That philosophy, coupled with a strong faith and nimbleness, allowed the family to survive the California stone fruit industry's downturn shortly ... «Good Fruit Grower, Jul 15»
8
How can we help struggling schools?
Such nimbleness is not common in public education, particularly in struggling school districts. Federal and state regulations, union rules, ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
9
Ahmed Shehzad - the good, the bad, and the lucky
Though Irfan collected on his follow through and had plenty of time to run Lakmal out, he turned with the nimbleness of a double decker bus, ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
10
Harvey Nash Executive Search moves to Invenias to underpin …
Technology is a key element of our change programme, ensuring we're retaining our nimbleness and expertise as a company, whilst also ... «Onrec, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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