nimbleness
/ˈnɪm.bəl.nɪs/
"nimbleness" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nimbleness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being nimble.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nimbleness · nimbleness · English
nimbleness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nimbleness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈnɪm.bəl.nɪs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nimbleness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nimbleness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈnɪm.bəl.nɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The quality of being nimble.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nimbleness, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English nymmylnes; equivalent to nimble + -ness. The correct English form is nimbleness, spelled N-I-M-B-L-E-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1The quality of being nimble.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nimbleness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Therfoꝛe thus ſaieth the holy one of Iſrael: In as moch as ye haue caſt of youre bewtie, and confoꝛted youre ſelues with power and nymbleneſſe, and put youre confidence therin: therfoꝛe ſhal ye haue this myſchefe agayne foꝛ youre deſtruction and fall, like as an hie wall, that falleth becauſe of ſome rift (oꝛ blaſt,) whoſe bꝛeakinge cometh ſodenly.
'Tis better that the Enemie ſeeke vs, So ſhall he waſte his meanes, weary his Souldiers, Doing himſelfe offence, whil'ſt we lying ſtill, Are full of reſt, defence, and nimbleneſſe.
Etymology
From Middle English nymmylnes; equivalent to nimble + -ness.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.