Definitions for agileˈædʒ əl, -aɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ag•ileˈædʒ əl, -aɪl(adj.)
quick and well-coordinated in movement; nimble.
active; lively.
marked by an ability to think quickly; mentally acute or aware.
Category: Dialect
Origin of agile:
1570–80; earlier agil < L agilis=ag(ere) to drive, do, act+-ilis -ile1
ag′ile•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
agile, nimble, quick, spry(adj)
moving quickly and lightly
"sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"
agile, nimble(adj)
mentally quick
"an agile mind"; "nimble wits"
Wiktionary
agile(Adjective)
Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.
Origin: From agile, from agilis, from ago. See agent.
Webster Dictionary
Agile(adj)
having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue
Translations for agile
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- soepelAfrikaans

- خَفِيف الحَرَكَه، رَشِيقArabic

- подвиженBulgarian

- ágilPortuguese (BR)

- hbitý, svižnýCzech

- agil, geschickt, flinkGerman

- adræt, smidigDanish

- ευκίνητοςGreek

- ágilSpanish

- väleEstonian

- چابک؛ فرزFarsi

- ketteräFinnish

- agileFrench

- זָרִיזHebrew

- फुर्तीलाHindi

- okretanCroatian

- fürgeHungarian

- lincah, gesit, cerdasIndonesian

- fimur, kvikurIcelandic

- agileItalian

- すばやいJapanese

- 민첩한Korean

- vikrus, guvusLithuanian

- veikls;žiglsLatvian

- lincahMalay

- beweeglijkDutch

- sprek, smidigNorwegian

- zwinny,żywyPolish

- چابک؛ فرزPersian

- چابکPashto

- ágilPortuguese

- agilRomanian

- подвижныйRussian

- svižný, vrtkýSlovak

- gibčenSlovenian

- okretanSerbian

- vig, snabbSwedish

- กระฉับกระเฉงThai

- çevik, atikTurkish

- 敏捷的Chinese (Trad.)

- спритний; жвавийUkrainian

- پھرتیلا ، چستUrdu

- nhanh nhẹnVietnamese

- 灵活的Chinese (Simp.)

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