Agile vs Able - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between agile and able

is that agile is having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue while able is easy to use.

As a verb able is

to make ready.

As a noun able is

a word that is used in place of the letter "A" during communication.^{Wp

agile English

Adjective
(en-adj)

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.
* Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Hound of the Baskervilles
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 antennae of an insect.
(computing) Of or relating to (Agile software development), a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.
agile methods

Synonyms
* active, alert, nimble, brisk, lively, quick

Derived terms
* agility

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able English

Alternative forms
* (obsolete) hable

Etymology 1
From (etyl), from .

Adjective
(er)

(obsolete, passive) Easy to use.
* 1710 , Thomas Betterton, The life of Mr. Thomas Betterton, the late eminent tragedian. :
As the hands are the most habil parts of the body...
(obsolete, passive) Suitable; competent.
* 2006 , Jon L. Wakelyn, America's Founding Charters: Primary Documents of Colonial and Revolutionary Era Governance, Volume 1 , Greenwood Publishing Group, pages 212:
...and for every able man servant that he or she shall carry or send armed and provided as aforesaid, ninety acres of land of like measure.
(obsolete, dialectal, passive) Liable to.
Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.
I’ll see you as soon as I’m able .
With that obstacle removed, I am now able to proceed with my plan.
I’m only able to visit you when I have other work here.
That cliff is able to be climbed.
(obsolete, dialectal) Having the physical strength; robust; healthy.
After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully able .
(obsolete) Rich; well-to-do.
He was born to an able family.
Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.
The chairman was also an able sailor.
(legal) Legally]] [[qualify, qualified or competent.
He is able to practice law in six states.
(nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman.

Synonyms
* See also

Derived terms

* ability
* -able
* able-bodied
* able seaman
* ableism
* be able, be able to

* capable
* disable
* disabled
* disablism
* disability
* enable

Etymology 2
From (etyl) ablen, from (etyl) able (adjective).

Verb
(abl)

(obsolete) To make ready.
(obsolete) To make capable; to enable.
(obsolete) To dress.
(obsolete) To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm.
(obsolete) To vouch for; to guarantee.
* vi
None does offend, none....I’ll able ’em.

Derived terms
* abled

Etymology 3

Noun
(-)

A word that is used in place of the letter "A" during communication.

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