Hypertext Webster Gateway: "agility"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Agility \A*gil"i*ty\, n. [F. agili['e], 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 body.
They . . . 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
agility
n : the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and
nimble [syn: {legerity}, {lightness}, {lightsomeness}, {nimbleness}]
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