agility

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/(UK)
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/əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/(UK) · /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ə.ti/(UK) · /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ə.ti/(US) · [əˈd͡ʒɪl.ə.ɾi](US)

Definition of agility

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
    “His superior agility countered his lack of strength.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
    “His superior agility countered his lack of strength.”
  2. (countable)A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.

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Etymology

From late Middle English, borrowed from Middle French agilité, from Latin agilitās, from agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick”), equivalent to agile + -ity.

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