lightfooted

Quick and agile

Lightfooted means moving with quick, nimble steps—suggesting grace and agility rather than heaviness or clumsiness.

A lightfooted dancer seems to barely touch the ground.

The word can extend to anything done with deftness or delicacy: a lightfooted approach to a sensitive topic.

Also spelled light-footed.

agile

nimble

Quick and light-moving

  • quickMoving with speed
  • spryLively despite years
  • fleetVehicles under unified command

sprightly · deft · lithe · athletic · acrobatic · dexterous · springy · bouncy · twinkle-toed · lissome

graceful

elegant

Gracefully refined, tasteful

airy · ethereal · sylphlike · delicate · willowy · dainty · svelte · gliding · floating · feathery

stealthy

quiet

Lacking in sound

furtive · catlike · tiptoe · padding · creeping · undetected · hushed · soundless · discreet · surreptitious

Opposites
physical movement quality

lightfootedclumsy

Lacking physical coordination

plodding · heavy-footed · lumbering · awkward · ungainly

Family

light, lightly, lighten, footing, footstep, flashlight, lightness, footed, footwear

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G