agility

English

Etymology

From late Middle English, borrowed from Middle French agilité, from Latin agilitās, from agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /əˈdʒɪl.ɪ.ti/, /əˈdʒɪl.ə.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlɪti

Noun

agility (countable and uncountable, plural agilities)

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
    Synonym: nimbleness
    His superior agility countered his lack of strength.
  2. (countable) A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.

Translations

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English agility since at least 1990. Ultimately from Latin agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick”).[1]

Noun

agility c

  1. (sports) agility, dog agility

Declension

Declension of agility 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative agility agilityn — —
Genitive agilitys agilityns — —

References

  1. ↑ "agility" in Nationalencyklopedins Svensk Ordbok Online.
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