Agility Definition

ə-jĭlĭ-tē
noun
The state or quality of being agile; nimbleness.
American Heritage

(uncountable) 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.

Wiktionary
(countable) A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.
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Other Word Forms of Agility

Noun

Singular:
agility
Plural:
agilities

Origin of Agility

  • Middle English agilite from Old French from Medieval Latin agilitās from Latin agilis agile

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French agilité, from Latin agilitās, from agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick").

    From Wiktionary

Agility Sentence Examples

  • The men battled with speed and agility that left her breathless.

  • Xander moved with an agility she'd never seen before in someone half his size.

  • Tests may include agility, intelligence and speed.

  • It showed him in battle, his hardened body moving with unearthly speed and agility against enemies that were obscured.

  • Two mountain rescue volunteers descended with remarkable agility to where he crouched.

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