agile

See also: Agile

English

Alternative forms

  • Agile (software engineering senses)

Etymology

From earlier agil, borrowed from Latin agilis (agile, nimble), from agō (do, act; move). See agent.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/, /ˈæd͡ʒ.əl/
  • (file)
    ,
    (file)
  • Rhymes: -ædʒaɪl, -ædʒəl

Adjective

agile (comparative agiler or more agile, superlative agilest or most agile)

  1. Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move.
    Synonym: nimble
    an agile creature
    an agile wit
  2. Characterised by quick motion.
    agile movements
  3. (chiefly software engineering) Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.[1]
    agile methods

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Noun

agile (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly software engineering) Agile software development.

Derived terms

References

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

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agilis (swift).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ʒil/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -il

Adjective

agile (plural agiles)

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aˈɡiːlə]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: agi‧le

Adjective

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 Latin agilis (agile, nimble), from agō (do, act; move).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒi.le/
  • Rhymes: -adʒile
  • Hyphenation: à‧gi‧le

Adjective

agile (plural agili, superlative agilissimo)

  1. agile, nimble

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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Latin

Adjective

agile

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of agilis

Scots

Etymology

From Latin agilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈdʒəil/

Adjective

agile (comparative mair agile, superlative maist agile)

  1. agile

References

  • “agile” in Eagle, Andy, editor, The Online Scots Dictionary, 2016.

Spanish

Verb

agile

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