nimble

Other forms of nimble

comparative

nimbler·

superlative

nimblest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about nimble

What does nimble mean?

nimble means "moving quickly and lightly". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in nimble?

nimble has 2 syllables: nim-ble. The stress falls on "nim". In IPA it is /ˈnɪmbəl/.

What is another word for nimble?

Close synonyms include agile, quick, spry, agile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nimble a common word?

nimble is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.