agility

agil·i·ty

noun \ə-ˈji-lə-tē\

plural agil·i·ties

Definition of AGILITY

: the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness, dexterity <played with increasing agility>

Examples of AGILITY

1. <a gymnast whose agility on the parallel bars has won him several medals>

First Known Use of AGILITY

15th century

Related to AGILITY

Synonyms

dexterity, deftness, nimbleness, sleight, spryness

Antonyms

awkwardness, clumsiness, gaucheness, gawkiness, gawkishness, gracelessness, ham-handedness, heavy-handedness, klutziness, ungainliness

Related Words

coordination; flexibility, gracefulness, limberness, litheness, loose-jointedness, suppleness; handiness, sure-handedness; sure-footedness; adeptness, adroitness, finesse, prowess

Near Antonyms

disability, inability, incapability, incapacity; debilitation, disablement, impairment, incapacitation; unhandiness

Rhymes with AGILITY

ability, anility, civility, debility, docility, ductility, facility, fertility, fragility, futility, gentility, gracility, hostility, humility, lability, mobility, motility, nobility, nubility, scurrility, sectility, servility, stability, sterility, suability, tactility, utility, vagility, virility