agility

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ə.ti/ UK /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/ See IPA manual

Freq #26347

Meanings

1

noun
The ability to move quickly and easily.

Her superior agility made up for her lack of strength.
2

noun
The ability to think and react quickly.

The job demands mental agility and fast decision-making.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the ability to move quickly... nimbleness

Word family

Derived forms superagilityunagility

Etymology

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

agilité Middle French agilitās Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# agility

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ə.ti/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/
**Frequency rank:** 26347

## Meanings
1. The ability to move quickly and easily.
2. The ability to think and react quickly.

## Examples
- Her superior agility made up for her lack of strength.
- The job demands mental agility and fast decision-making.

## Derived Forms
- superagility
- unagility

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: agilité
- Root: agilitās

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

## AI Etymology
Agility is from late Middle English, borrowed from Middle French agilité, from Latin agilitās, from agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick”), equivalent to agile + -ity. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include agilité (Middle French) and agilitās (Latin). Current senses include the ability to move quickly and easily and the ability to think and react quickly. The wider family includes derived forms such as superagility and unagility.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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