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legerity

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le⋅ger⋅i⋅ty

  [luh-jer-i-tee]
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–noun
physical or mental quickness; nimbleness; agility.
Origin:
1555–65; < MF legerete, equiv. to leger (< VL *leviārius; see levity, -ary ) + -ete -ity

Synonyms:
lightness, grace, alacrity, celerity.
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le·ger·i·ty   (lə-jěr'ĭ-tē)   
n.  Quickness or agility of mind or body.

[French légèreté, from Old French legerete, from leger, light; see legerdemain.]
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