agile

See also: 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-#AGILE

From 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.

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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

  1. Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; loose-jointed.
    Synonym: nimble
  2. Characterised by quick motion.
  3. (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]

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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

  1. (chiefly software engineeringCategory:en:Software engineering#AGILE) Agile software development.

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References

  1. Joe Miller (9 February 2018), “Are these the worst examples of business jargon?”, in BBC News, BBC

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from LatinCategory:French terms borrowed from Latin#AGILECategory:French terms derived from Latin#AGILE agilis (swift).

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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

  1. nimble, agile (quick and light in movement or action)

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German

Pronunciation

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

  1. inflection of agil:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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

  1. agile, nimble

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Further reading

  • agile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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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

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of agilis

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

  1. agile

References

  • Eagle, Andy, editor (2026), “agile”, in The Online Scots Dictionary

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

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of agir combined with le
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