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

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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