Meaning of AGILITY
| Pronunciation: | | u'jilitee
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| | Definition: | | [n] the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble |
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| | Synonyms: | | legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness |
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| | See Also: | | gracefulness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*gil"i*ty\, n. [F. agili['e], 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.
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| | Related Terms: | | acuity, acuteness, alacrity, alertness, attention, attentiveness, brightness, briskness, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, featliness, keenness, lightness, nimbleness, promptitude, promptness, punctuality, quickness, readiness, sharpness, sleeplessness, smartness, speediness, spryness, swiftness, wakefulness |
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