🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

灵活性

Pronunciation / Transliteration: líng huó xìng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nimbleness/ˈnɪm.bəl.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她的灵活性使她在比赛中脱颖而出。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being quick and light in movement or action.

    "The dancer's nimbleness allowed her to perform intricate steps effortlessly."
  2. 2

    The ability to think and understand quickly.

    "His mental nimbleness made him an excellent problem solver."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'nimbleness' derives from the Middle English 'nimble', which comes from the Old English 'nime', meaning 'to take' or 'to seize'. The suffix '-ness' is used to form nouns indicating a state or condition, thus 'nimbleness' refers to the quality of being quick and light in movement or action.

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