quick in movement; nimble mentally quick or acute denoting a project-management system based on teams of workers who are empowered to adapt the development process in response to regular feedback
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ag•ile /ˈædʒəl, -aɪl/USA pronunciation
adj.
a•gil•i•ty /əˈdʒɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See-ag-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- quick and well-coordinated in movement; nimble:agile athletes.
- Dialect Termsmentally resourceful:an agile mind.
a•gil•i•ty /əˈdʒɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See
ag•ile
(aj′əl, -īl),USA pronunciation adj.
ag′ile•ly, adv.
ag′ile•ness, n.
- quick and well-coordinated in movement;
lithe:an agile leap. - active;
lively:an agile person. - Dialect Termsmarked by an ability to think quickly;
mentally acute or aware:She's 95 and still very agile.
- Latin agilis, equivalent. to ag- (base of agere to do) + -ilis -ile
- earlier agil 1570–80
ag′ile•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nimble, sprightly.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged brisk, spry.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged awkward.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sluggish, lethargic.
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'agile' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ile
- active
- agility
- agouti
- alert
- bandicoot
- bushbaby
- capuchin
- chamois
- clever
- cow pony
- deliver
- falcon
- fly
- genet
- gibbon
- glib
- goat
- guenon
- honey mouse
- hyrax
- ile-
- klipspringer
- langur
- light
- light-fingered
- lightness
- lightsome
- limber
- limber up
- lissom
- lissome
- lively
- mangabey
- marten
- monkey
- nifty
- nimble
- nippy
- polo pony
- quick
- roe deer
- scatback
- smart
- spry
- yare