![]() I did not find a definition or a quotation in the OED for yare that meansĬleverly contrived (The OP's definition #3 of nimble. Thus, yare, does indeed imply nimble as in the OP's definition #2 of nimble:Ģ.quick to understand, think, devise, etc.: a nimble mind in achieving a purpose 4 0 adroit Quick and skillful in body or mind deft. 15 2 agile Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs apt or ready to move nimble active as, an agile boy an agile tongue. The OED (same link as above) also has a quotation from 1275, showing that yare-witel means quick witted. Synonyms for Deft skilled Having or showing skill expert. manded 25 of his yarer gallies.to assault our right Wing Of a ship: Moving lightly and easily answering readily to theġ658 Earl of Monmouth tr. Norfolk, and is pronounced yar, = brisk, active, lively.Īnother definition of yare in the OED (same link) should really have added the Katherine Hepburn line, but instead chose to end its list of examples with a 1658 quotation.Ģ b. Ward Wooden World Dissected 11 It's the Trick of a Houndġ869 Athenæum 28 Aug. Has routed up here, been buried as deep in his Church-yard, the Yarestīoar in his Parish wou'd hardly have tost up his Snout at it.ġ707 E. Alert, nimble, active, brisk, quick.ġ698 J. ![]() Nimble : quick and light in movement or action agile. Has a lengthy entry with many examples, of which I list only three. Delicate : very fine in texture or structure of intricate workmanship or quality. The difference between yare and nimble is that yare is obsolete and hardly ever used (except by Katherine Hepburn playing in High-Society 70 years ago), and nimble is a word in common use. quick to understand, think, devise, etc.:Īlso want to include where I came across the weird word in the first place:.quick and light in movement moving with ease agile active rapid: nimble feet.(of a ship) quick to the helm easily handled or maneuvered.I am of course not conidering yare 2 (or really even yare 3) in the context of this question, just yare 1. So when would you ever use yare 1 specifically over nimble 1?Īlso, I think what is adding to my confusion is that the "archaic" yare 3 definition includes nimble as a synonym. Based on the definitions, yare 1 seems like a subset of nimble, that is to say, anytime you could use yare 1, you could use nimble 1 instead, but nimble 2 and nimble 3 are clearly (I think) distinct from yare 1.
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