noun
- the quality of being cold or chilly
- the quality of being quick or agile in movement
Usage: informal
Examples
- The nippiness in the air made everyone reach for their jackets.
- There’s a certain nippiness to autumn mornings that I love.
- The dog’s nippiness around the yard impressed the trainer.
- Despite her age, she moved with surprising nippiness.
- The morning’s nippiness warned of the coming winter.
- His nippiness on the basketball court earned him a starting position.