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Webster 1913 Edition
Agility
A-gil′i-ty
,Noun.
[F.
agilié
, 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 bodyThey . . . 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Agility
AGIL'ITY
,Noun.
The power of moving the limbs quickly; nimbleness; briskness; activity; quickness of motion.
Definition 2024
agility
agility
English
Noun
agility (countable and uncountable, plural agilities)
- (uncountable) 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.
- (countable) A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.
Translations
quality of being agile
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Swedish
Etymology
From English agility since at least 1990. Ultimately from Latin agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick”).[1]
Noun
agility c
Declension
Declension of agility
| uncountable | uncountable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative | agility | agilityn | ||
| genitive | agilitys | agilityns | ||
References
- ↑ "agility" in Nationalencyklopedins Svensk Ordbok Online.