agility
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ɪ noun
1.
the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: exercises demanding agility.
2.
the ability to think and draw conclusions quickly; intellectual acuity.
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agile (ˈædʒaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | quick in movement; nimble |
| 2. | mentally quick or acute |
| [C15: from Latin agilis, from agere to do, act] | |
| 'agilely | |
| —adv | |
| agility | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
agility
early 15c., from M.Fr. agilité (14c.), from L. agilitatem (nom. agilitas) "mobility, nimbleness, quickness," from agilis, from agere "to move" (see act).
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Example sentences
He has a body made for physical play, with surprising agility.
Decreases in motor skills and mental agility could be preventable.
As some adults get older, they may no longer have the physical strength or agility to engage in their chosen pleasures of life.
During the test, cosmonauts would exercise mental agility with memory games using a wall chart with coloured squares.
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