agile
English
Alternative forms
- Agile (software engineering senses)
Etymology
Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#AGILECategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eǵ-#AGILEFrom earlier agil, borrowed from LatinCategory:English terms borrowed from Latin#AGILECategory:English terms derived from Latin#AGILE agilis (“agile, nimble”), from agō (“do, act; move”). See agent.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/, /ˈæd͡ʒ.əl/Category:English 2-syllable words#AGILECategory:English 2-syllable words#AGILECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AGILE
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɑel/, /ˈæd͡ʒ.əl/Category:English 2-syllable words#AGILECategory:English 2-syllable words#AGILECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AGILE
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɛd͡ʒ.aɪl/, [ˈɛd͡ʒ.ɑe̯ɫ], /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əl/Category:English 2-syllable words#AGILECategory:English 2-syllable words#AGILECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AGILE
- Rhymes: -ædʒaɪl, -ædʒəlCategory:Rhymes:English/ædʒaɪl#AGILECategory:Rhymes:English/ædʒaɪl/2 syllables#AGILECategory:Rhymes:English/ædʒəl#AGILECategory:Rhymes:English/ædʒəl/2 syllables#AGILE
Adjective
agile (comparative agiler or more agile, superlative agilest or most agile)Category:English lemmas#AGILECategory:English adjectives#AGILECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AGILECategory:Pages with entries#AGILECategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGILE
- Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; loose-jointed.
- Synonym: nimble
- an agile creatureCategory:English terms with collocations#AGILE
- an agile witCategory:English terms with collocations#AGILE
- 1901 August – 1902 April, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Mr. Sherlock Holmes”, in The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, London: George Newnes, […], published 1902, →OCLC, pages 13–14:
- The man drew out paper and tobacco and twirled the one up in the other with surprising dexterity. He had long, quivering fingers as agile and restless as the antennæ of an insect.Category:English terms with quotations#AGILE
- Characterised by quick motion.
- agile movementsCategory:English terms with collocations#AGILE
- (chiefly software engineeringCategory:en:Software engineering#AGILE) Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.[1]
- agile methodsCategory:English terms with collocations#AGILE
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Noun
agile (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#AGILECategory:English nouns#AGILECategory:English uncountable nouns#AGILECategory:English uncountable nouns#AGILECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AGILECategory:Pages with entries#AGILECategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGILE
Derived terms
References
- ↑ Joe Miller (9 February 2018), “Are these the worst examples of business jargon?”, in BBC News, BBC
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:French terms borrowed from Latin#AGILECategory:French terms derived from Latin#AGILE agilis (“swift”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ʒil/Category:French 2-syllable words#AGILECategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#AGILE
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AGILEAudio: (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AGILEAudio (Canada (Shawinigan)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AGILEAudio (Switzerland (Valais)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AGILEAudio (France (Lyon)): (file) - Rhymes: -ilCategory:Rhymes:French/il#AGILECategory:Rhymes:French/il/2 syllables#AGILE
Adjective
agile (plural agiles)Category:French lemmas#AGILECategory:French adjectives#AGILECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#AGILECategory:Pages with entries#AGILECategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGILE
Derived terms
Further reading
- “agile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aˈɡiːlə]Category:German terms with IPA pronunciation#AGILE
Category:German terms with audio pronunciation#AGILEAudio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Hyphenation: agi‧le
Adjective
agileCategory:German non-lemma forms#AGILECategory:German adjective forms#AGILECategory:German entries with incorrect language header#AGILECategory:Pages with entries#AGILECategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGILE
- inflection of agil:
Italian
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Italian terms derived from Latin#AGILE agilis (“agile, nimble”), from agō (“do, act; move”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
agile m or f by sense (plural agili, superlative agilissimo)Category:Italian lemmas#AGILECategory:Italian adjectives#AGILECategory:Italian epicene adjectives#AGILECategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#AGILECategory:Pages with entries#AGILECategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGILE
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- agile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
agileCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#AGILECategory:Latin adjective forms#AGILECategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#AGILECategory:Pages with entries#AGILECategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGILE
Scots
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Scots terms derived from Latin#AGILE agilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
agile (comparative mair agile, superlative maist agile)Category:Scots lemmas#AGILECategory:Scots adjectives#AGILECategory:Scots entries with incorrect language header#AGILECategory:Pages with entries#AGILECategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGILE
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Spanish
Verb
agileCategory:Spanish non-lemma forms#AGILECategory:Spanish verb forms#AGILECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#AGILECategory:Pages with entries#AGILECategory:Pages with 7 entries#AGILE
- second-person singular voseo imperative of agir combined with le