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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nimbleness, mental dexteritynoun

    intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind

    "nimbleness of wit and imagination"

  2. agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimblenessnoun

    the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble

Wiktionary

  1. nimblenessnoun

    the quality of being nimble

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Nimblenessnoun

    Quickness; activity; speed; agility; readiness; dexterity; celerity; expedition; swiftness.

    Etymology: from nimble.

    The hounds were straight uncoupled, and ere long the stag thought it better to trust to the nimbleness of his feet, than to the slender fortification of his lodging. Philip Sidney.

    Himself shewing at one instant both steadiness and nimbleness. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

    All things are therefore partakers of God; they are his offspring, his influence is in them, and the personal wisdom of God is for that very cause said to excel in nimbleness or agility, to pierce into all intellectual, pure and subtile spirits, to go through all, and to reach unto every thing which is. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 5.

    We, lying still,
    Are full of rest, defence and nimbleness. William Shakespeare.

    Ovid ranged over all Parnassus with great nimbleness and agility; but as he did not much care for the toil requisite to climb the upper part of the hill, he was generally roving about the bottom. Joseph Addison, Guardian, №. 115.

ChatGPT

  1. nimbleness

    Nimbleness refers to the quality of being quick and light in movement or action; being agile, skillful, and adept, especially in the ability to think quickly and cleverly. It can also pertain to adaptability and flexibility in various contexts like decision-making or problem-solving.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nimblenessnoun

    the quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility; swiftness

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nimbleness in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nimbleness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of nimbleness in a Sentence

  1. Jonathan Reiner:

    So with more cases mounting around the world, it makes sense to take care of the health care system, that's what the Israelis are going to do, and it's clear to me that's what we're going to do. We're just going to take it at an unnecessary, unacceptably long period of time to get to the point where we get a fourth dose. And I want to see a sense of urgency. Even more than urgency, I want to see a sense of nimbleness.

  2. Jonathan Reiner:

    That's what the Israelis are going to do, and it's clear to me that's what we're going to do. We're just going to take it at an unnecessary, unacceptably long period of time to get to the point where we get a fourth dose. And I want to see a sense of urgency. Even more than urgency, I want to see a sense of nimbleness.

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