agility C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the ability to move quickly... nimbleness Word family Derived forms superagilityunagility Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown