agile en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (California) audio
- /ˈæd͡ʒ.əl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (California) audio
- /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əl/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɑel/ (Australia)
- [ˈɛd͡ʒ.ɑe̯ɫ] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈæd͡ʒ.əl/ (Australia)
- /ˈɛd͡ʒ.aɪl/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
From earlier agil, borrowed from Latin agilis (“agile, nimble”), from agō (“do, act; move”). See agent.
Meanings
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Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; loose-jointed.
an agile wit
an agile creature
The man drew out paper and tobacco and twirled the one up in the other with surprising dexterity. He had long, quivering fingers as agile and restless as the antennæ of an insect.
1901 August – 1902 April, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Mr. Sherlock Holmes”, in The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, London: George Newnes, […], published 1902, →OCLC, pages 13–14:
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Characterised by quick motion.
agile movements
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Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.
agile methods
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more agile | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| agilest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| agiler | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most agile | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| Agile | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
nonagile · agilely · agile gibbon · agileness · agilist · superagile · agility · agile mangabey · agile wallaby
Synonyms
nimble · lively · nimble · quick · active · alert · brisk
Translations (69)
cs bystrý (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · lv ņiprs (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · th ว่องไว (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · gd grad (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · mi kakama (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · ar خَفِيف اَلْحَرَكَة (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · lv žigls (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · cs svižný (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · no behendig (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · nl lenig (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · tl maliksi (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · fa تَر و فرز (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · ar رَشِيق (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · pt ágil (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · la agilis (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · la pernix (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · de agil (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · vi nhanh nhẹn (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · fa چابُک (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · de wendig (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · ga lúfar (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · hy ճարպիկ (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · fa چالاک (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · ru подви́жный (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · es ágil (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · da behændig (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · ms lincah (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · cs hbitý (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · fi ketterä (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · xsv satrus (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · de behände (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · cmn 敏捷 (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · sv smidig (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · bg пъргав (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · ru ло́вкий (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · pl zwinny (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · cs pohyblivý (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · cs čilý (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · no smidig (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · sh гибак (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · nl behendig (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · bg чевръст (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · sq shkathët (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · da adræt (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · lv vingrs (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · no ledig (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · bg подвижен (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · ja 敏捷な (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · ja すばしこい (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · lv veikls (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · ca àgil (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · fr agile (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · fa چُست (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · ms tangkas (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · pl zręczny (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · grc εὐκίνητος (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · sh gibak (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · no sprek (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · he זריז (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · eo facilmova (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · lv knašs (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · ru ги́бкий (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · nl beweeglijk (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · ru прово́рный (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · oc agil (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · arn trüf (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · sv vig (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · gl áxil (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) · am ንቁ (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs)