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Narrator: Today's word is "Nimble" — adjective, pronounced /ˈnɪmbəl/, with the stress on "nim".
Narrator: Nimble means quick and light in movement or thought, agile.
Narrator: In plain English, nimble means quick and light — like nimble fingers or a nimble mind.
Narrator: It comes from the Old English nǣmel, meaning quick to grasp, from niman, to take.
Narrator: "Nimble fingers" describes fingers that are quick and skilful.
Narrator: It differs from quick because nimble implies lightness, whereas quick is just fast.
Narrator: "A nimble mind" is a sense meaning a quick and sharp intellect.
Narrator: Sport, music, description, crafts and everyday speech all rely on the word nimble.
Narrator: So remember: nimble means quick and light, from the Old English for quick to grasp.
Speaker A: What does nimble mean?
Speaker B: Quick and light! NIMBLE comes from the Old English nǣmel, quick to grasp, from niman, to take, so it means agile in movement or thought.
Speaker A: So nimble fingers are quick?
Speaker B: Yes — and skilful!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Nimble fingers"; "a nimble mind"; "nimble-footed" — hands, mind and feet.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse nimble with nimbus, because nimble means agile, while nimbus is a type of cloud.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Agile' the general cousin, 'quick' the fast twin, 'spry' the lively alternative. The word keeps its agile charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "nimble" in AI prompts — useful for sport apps and craft tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame sport?
Speaker B: Right. For a sport app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide to nimble movement, naming two exercises.
Speaker A: How about a craft tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to advise:
Prompt: Draft a guide to nimble fingers, naming two tips.
Speaker A: Could it help with a writing bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame mind:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences what a nimble mind means, naming one trait.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a music chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on nimble playing, naming one instrument.
Nimble — meaning in Arabic & definition More N courses GL Dictionary