LEGERITY

agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

legerity (usually uncountable, plural legerities)

alert quickness of mind or body

Source: Wiktionary


Le*ger"i*ty, n. Etym: [F. légèreté. See 3d Leger.]

Definition: Lightness; nimbleness [Archaic] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 March 2025

ACCURATE

(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”


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