agility
nounUK /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/ · AU, CA, US /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ə.ti/
Etymology From late Middle English, borrowed from Middle French agilité, from Latin agilitās, from agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick”), equivalent to agile + -ity.
1
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
A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.
- Derived terms
- superagility, unagility