a·gil·i·ty

[uh-jil-i-tee]
noun
1.
the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: exercises demanding agility.
2.
the ability to think and draw conclusions quickly; intellectual acuity.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English agilite < Middle French < Latin agilitās. See agile, -ity

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agile (ˈædʒaɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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