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agility

/əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/ noun

In Latin: agilitās, pernīcitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about agility at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble.

Origin

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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