Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for NIM'BLE-NESS
NIM'BLE-NESS, n.
Lightness and agility in motion; quickness; celerity; speed; swiftness; implies lightness and springiness. The stag thought It better to trust to the nimbleness of his feet. Sidney. Ovid ranged over Parnassus with great nimbleness and agility. Addison.
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