AGILITY

agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness

(noun) the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

agility (countable and uncountable, plural agilities)

(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion

Synonym: nimbleness

(countable) A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.

Source: Wiktionary


A*gil"i*ty, n. Etym: [F. agilié, L. agilitas, fr. agilis.]

1. The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of motion; as, strength and agility of body. They . . . trust to the agility of their wit. Bacon. Wheeling with the agility of a hawk. Sir W. Scott.

2. Activity; powerful agency. [Obs.] The agility of the sun's fiery heat. Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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