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
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- 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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