Agile — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

moving quickly and lightly

mentally quick

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈændiːl/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈændiːl/.

Examples

sleek and agile as a gymnast
as nimble as a deer
nimble fingers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quick nimble spry

Parts of Speech

adjective	moving quickly and lightly “sleek and agile as a gymnast”
adjective	mentally quick “an agile mind”

Word Forms

agility	noun	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
nimbleness	noun	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
quickness	noun	skillful performance or ability without difficulty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

agil

sich schnell und leicht bewegen

🇪🇸Spanish

ágil

moviéndose rápida y ligeramente

🇳🇱Dutch

weerbaar

beweegt snel en licht

🇵🇹Portuguese

ágil

movendo-se rápida e levemente

🇷🇺Russian

гибкий

двигаюсь быстро и легко

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फुर्तीली

तेजी से और हल्के ढंग से आगे बढ़ना

🇧🇩Bengali

চটপটে

দ্রুত এবং হালকাভাবে চলন্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

சுறுசுறுப்பான

விரைவாகவும் லேசாகவும் நகரும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చురుకైన

త్వరగా మరియు తేలికగా కదులుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चपळ

जलद आणि हलके हलणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચપળ

ઝડપથી અને હળવાશથી ખસેડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಾಣಾಕ್ಷ

ತ್ವರಿತವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಲಘುವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചടുലമായ

വേഗത്തിലും ലഘുവിലും നീങ്ങുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੁਸਤ

ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਹਲਕੇ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چست

تیزی سے اور ہلکے سے منتقل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

敏捷

快速而轻快地移动

🇯🇵Japanese

アジャイル

素早く軽快に動く

🇰🇷Korean

기민한

빠르고 가볍게 움직이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhanh nhẹn

di chuyển nhanh chóng và nhẹ nhàng

🇹🇭Thai

คล่องตัว

เคลื่อนที่อย่างรวดเร็วและเบา

🇮🇩Indonesian

lincah

bergerak cepat dan ringan

🇵🇭Filipino

maliksi

mabilis at magaan ang paggalaw

🇲🇾Malay

tangkas

bergerak dengan pantas dan ringan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رشيق

تتحرك بسرعة وخفة

🇮🇷Persian

چابک

حرکت سریع و سبک

🇹🇷Turkish

atik

hızlı ve hafif hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

זָרִיז

נע במהירות ובקלילות

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