Nimbleness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɪmbəlnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɪmbəlnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɪmbəlnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɪmbəlnəs/.

Examples

nimbleness of wit and imagination

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lightness mental dexterity lightsomeness agility legerity

Parts of Speech

noun	intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind “nimbleness of wit and imagination”
noun	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble

Word Forms

nimble	adjective	mentally quick
agile	adjective	moving quickly and lightly
light	adjective	moving easily and quickly; nimble
lightsome	adjective	moving easily and quickly; nimble

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gewandtheit

Intelligenz, die sich durch Schnelligkeit und Wachsamkeit des Geistes offenbart

🇫🇷French

agilité

l'intelligence révélée par la rapidité et la vigilance de l'esprit

🇪🇸Spanish

agilidad

Inteligencia revelada por la rapidez y el estado de alerta mental.

🇮🇹Italian

agilità

intelligenza rivelata dalla rapidità e prontezza della mente

🇳🇱Dutch

behendigheid

intelligentie zoals blijkt uit de snelheid en alertheid van de geest

🇵🇹Portuguese

agilidade

inteligência revelada pela rapidez e agilidade da mente

🇷🇺Russian

ловкость

интеллект, проявляющийся в быстроте и живости ума

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चपलता

मन की फुर्ती और सतर्कता से बुद्धि का पता चलता है

🇧🇩Bengali

চতুরতা

দ্রুততা এবং মনের সতর্কতা দ্বারা প্রকাশিত বুদ্ধিমত্তা

🇮🇳Tamil

சுறுசுறுப்பு

புத்திசாலித்தனம், மனதின் வேகம் மற்றும் விழிப்புணர்வால் வெளிப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

చురుకుదనం

శీఘ్రత మరియు మనస్సు యొక్క చురుకుదనం ద్వారా వెల్లడి చేయబడిన తెలివితేటలు

🇮🇳Marathi

चपळपणा

बुद्धिमत्ता जसे की तत्परता आणि मनाच्या सतर्कतेद्वारे प्रकट होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચપળતા

બુદ્ધિ ઝડપી અને મનની સતર્કતા દ્વારા પ્રગટ થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚುರುಕುತನ

ಚುರುಕುತನ ಮತ್ತು ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಜಾಗರೂಕತೆಯಿಂದ ಬಹಿರಂಗಗೊಂಡ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചടുലത

മനസ്സിൻ്റെ വേഗത്തിലും ജാഗ്രതയിലും വെളിപ്പെടുന്ന ബുദ്ധി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਮਰਤਾ

ਬੁੱਧੀ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਦਿਮਾਗ ਦੀ ਤੇਜ਼ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਚੇਤਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرتیلا پن

ذہانت جیسا کہ دماغ کی سرعت اور چوکسی سے ظاہر ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

敏捷性

智力是通过思维的敏捷性和警觉性来体现的

🇯🇵Japanese

機敏さ

頭の回転の速さと機敏さによって明らかになる知性

🇰🇷Korean

민첩함

마음의 민첩함과 기민함으로 드러나는 지능

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhanh nhẹn

trí thông minh được bộc lộ bởi sự nhanh chóng và tỉnh táo của tâm trí

🇹🇭Thai

ความว่องไว

ปัญญาที่เปิดเผยด้วยความรวดเร็วและความตื่นตัวของจิตใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegesitan

kecerdasan yang diungkapkan oleh kecepatan dan kewaspadaan pikiran

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging maliksi

katalinuhan na ipinahayag ng kabilisan at pagkaalerto ng isip

🇲🇾Malay

kelincahan

kecerdasan seperti yang didedahkan oleh kepantasan dan kewaspadaan fikiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رشاقة

الذكاء كما تكشفه سرعة العقل ويقظةه

🇮🇷Persian

چابکی

هوشی که با سرعت و هوشیاری ذهن آشکار می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çeviklik

Zihnin çabukluğu ve uyanıklığıyla ortaya çıkan zeka

🇮🇱Hebrew

זְרִיזוּת

אינטליגנציה כפי שמתגלה במהירות וערנות הנפש

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