agility

noun

agil·​i·​ty ə-ˈji-lə-tē 

plural agilities

: the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness, dexterity

played with increasing agility

Synonyms of agility

• flexibility
• nimbleness
• dexterity
• prowess
• spryness
• coordination
• deftness

Examples of agility in a Sentence

a gymnast whose agility on the parallel bars has won him several medals

Recent Examples on the Web

For Fields, leading through volatility comes down to agility. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025

Strength, endurance, agility and mental toughness are tested in constantly changing combinations designed to reward the most well-rounded performers. —Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2025

Today’s most effective leaders blend human insight with digital agility to guide their teams through the constant shifts in their industry. —Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025

His agility had been sharpened, it was said, by the ballet lessons imposed by his coach at Lucchese, Ernő Erbstein—like Weisz, one of the many Hungarian Jews who shaped Italian football between the early 1920s and the imposition of the Nuremberg Laws in 1938. —Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English agilite, borrowed from Anglo-French agilitee, borrowed from Latin agilitāt-, agilitās, from agilis agile + -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for agility

• ability
• civility
• debility
• docility
• ductility
• facility
• fertility
• fragility
• futility
• gentility
• hostility
• humility