Nimble vs. Agility — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Nimble and Agility
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Definitions
Nimble
Quick and light in movement or action; agile
With a deft motion of her nimble fingers
Agility
Agility or nimbleness is an ability to change the body's position efficiently, and requires the integration of isolated movement skills using a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, strength and endurance. Agility is the ability to change the direction of the body in an efficient and effective manner and to achieve this requires a combination of Balance – The ability to maintain equilibrium when stationary or moving (i.e.
Nimble
Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft
Nimble fingers.
Agility
The state or quality of being agile; nimbleness.
Nimble
Quick, clever, and acute in devising or understanding
Nimble wits.
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Agility
(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
His superior agility countered his lack of strength.
Nimble
Adept at taking or grasping
Nimble fingers
Agility
(countable) A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.
Nimble
Quick and light in movement or action.
He was too nimble for the assailant and easily escaped his grasp.
Agility
The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of motion; as, strength and agility of body.
They . . . trust to the agility of their wit.
Wheeling with the agility of a hawk.
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Nimble
Quickwitted and alert.
She has a nimble mind and can improvise in any situation.
Agility
Activity; powerful agency.
The agility of the sun's fiery heat.
Nimble
(intransitive) To move nimbly.
Agility
The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
Nimble
Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift.
Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails.
Nimble
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
Nimble
Mentally quick;
An agile mind
Nimble wits
