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"geniuses", "genii" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nimbleness":{ "ease and grace in physical activity":{ "examples":[ "that dance routine requires a certain amount of nimbleness and flexibility" ], "synonyms":[ "agility", "deftness", "dexterity", "sleight", "spryness" ], "near synonyms":[ "coordination", "flexibility", "gracefulness", "limberness", "litheness", "loose-jointedness", "suppleness", "handiness", "sure-handedness", "sure-footedness", "adeptness", "adroitness", "finesse", "prowess" ], "near antonyms":[ "disability", "inability", "incapability", "incapacity", "debilitation", "disablement", "impairment", "incapacitation", "unhandiness" ], "antonyms":[ "awkwardness", "clumsiness", "gaucheness", "gawkiness", "gawkishness", "gracelessness", "ham-handedness", "heavy-handedness", "klutziness", "ungainliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "niminy-piminy":{ "as in prim , prissy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "prim", "prissy", "choosy", "choosey", "dainty", "delicate", 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"moronic", "silly", "ignorant", "illiterate", "lowbrow", "nonintellectual", "unacademic", "uneducated", "uninformed", "unintellectual", "untaught", "unthinking", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "featherheaded", "fool", "half-baked", "harebrained", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "zany" ], "antonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thickheaded", "thick-witted", "unbrilliant", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ] }, "moving easily":{ "examples":[ "her nimble fingers make knitting look so easy" ], "synonyms":[ "agile", "featly", "feline", "graceful", "gracile", "light", "light-footed", "light-foot", "lightsome", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "spry" ], "near synonyms":[ "acrobatic", "flexible", "limber", "loose-jointed", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "light-fingered", "fleet-footed", "sure-footed", "athletic", "balletic", "coordinated" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncoordinated", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "bungling", "inept", "maladroit" ], "antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "lumbering", "ungainly", "ungraceful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nimbi":{ "a special quality or impression associated with something":{ "examples":[ "fans are inevitably disappointed when the nimbus of glamour about their favorite celebrity turns out to be an illusion" ], "synonyms":[ "airs", "ambiences", "ambiances", "aromas", "atmospheres", "auras", "climates", "flavors", "halos", "haloes", "karmas", "moods", "notes", "odors", "patinas", "patinae", "smells", "tempers", "vibrations" ], "near synonyms":[ "aureoles", "aureolae", "mystiques", "romances", "genius locis", "feelings", "feels", "sensations", "senses", "spirits", "attributes", "characteristics", "characters", "images", "marks", "notions", "peculiarities", "pictures", "properties", "traits", "colors", "illusions", "overtones", "semblances", "suggestions", "tones" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage":{ "examples":[ "the nimbi for the sculpted figures around the exterior of the church are simple disks about the saints' heads" ], "synonyms":[ "aureoles", "aureolae", "glories", "halos", "haloes" ], "near synonyms":[ "starbursts", "sunbursts", "auras", "coronas" ], "near antonyms":[], 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