light-footed
Quick and agile
Light-footed describes someone who moves with nimble, graceful steps—quick and quiet rather than heavy or clumsy: She was light-footed as a dancer.
The term suggests agility and ease of movement, whether literal or figurative: a light-footed comedy that never drags.
Quick and light-moving
- spryLively despite years
- quickMoving with speed
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- dexterousPhysically skilled, agile
lithe · supple · lissome · limber · acrobatic · athletic · sprightly · adroit
Speedy, or skip eating
- speedyCharacterized by quickness
- rapidMoving with haste
- quickMoving with speed
- fleetVehicles under unified command
darting · scampering · scurrying · dashing · racing · sprinting · hurrying · whisking
Lacking in sound
- silentProducing no sound
- sneakyStealthily deceptive
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- paddedFilled with soft material
undetected · catlike · tiptoe · creeping · prowling · stalking · noiseless · hushed
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- poisedCalm and controlled
- balleticResembling choreographed dance
- fluidSubstance that flows
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
airy · delicate · ethereal · sylphlike · willowy · svelte · refined · flowing
Able to float
- jauntyLively and self-assured
- sprightlyEnergetic and nimble
- blitheCheerfully indifferent
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
merry · playful · frolicsome · skipping · frolicking · gamboling · romping · dancing
nimble
Quick and light-moving
dexterous · lithe · supple · lissome · limber · acrobatic · athletic · sprightly · adroit · flexible
fast
Speedy, or skip eating
fleet · darting · scampering · scurrying · dashing · racing · sprinting · hurrying · whisking · zipping
quiet
Lacking in sound
padded · undetected · catlike · tiptoe · creeping · prowling · stalking · noiseless · hushed · soundless
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
gliding · airy · delicate · ethereal · sylphlike · willowy · svelte · refined · flowing · smooth
buoyant
Able to float
lighthearted · merry · playful · frolicsome · skipping · frolicking · gamboling · romping · dancing · prancing
ballet
Classical dance on pointe
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
- ballerinaClassical female dancer
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
pointe · plié · arabesque · tap · flamenco · salsa · samba · tango · jive · capoeira
light-footedclumsy
Lacking physical coordination
awkward · ungainly · graceless · ungraceful · uncoordinated