agility

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The ability to move quickly and easily.

   Her superior agility made up for her lack of strength.

2. 2
   noun

   The ability to think and react quickly.

   The job demands mental agility and fast decision-making.

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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