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agility

noun agil·i·ty \ə-ˈji-lə-tē\
plural agil·i·ties

Definition of AGILITY

:  the quality or state of being agile :  nimbleness, dexterity <played with increasing agility>
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First Known Use of AGILITY

15th century

Related to AGILITY

Synonyms
dexterity, deftness, nimbleness, sleight, spryness
Antonyms
awkwardness, clumsiness, gaucheness, gawkiness, gawkishness, gracelessness, ham-handedness, heavy-handedness, klutziness, ungainliness

Rhymes with AGILITY

ability, anility, civility, debility, docility, ductility, facility, fertility, fragility, futility, gentility, gracility, hostility, humility, lability, mobility, motility, nobility, nubility, scurrility, sectility, servility, stability, sterility, suability, tactility, utility, vagility, virility
AGILITIES Defined for Kids

agility

noun agil·i·ty \ə-ˈji-lə-tē\

Definition of AGILITY for Kids

:  the ability to move quickly and easily <She moved with great agility for such an old woman. — Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time>

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