Antonyms for agility
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : uh-jil-i-tee |
Phonetic Transcription : əˈdʒɪl ɪ ti |
Definition of agility
Origin :- early 15c., from Old French agilité (14c.), from Latin agilitatem (nominative agilitas) "mobility, nimbleness, quickness," from agilis, from agere "to move" (see act (n.)).
- noun physical or mental nimbleness, deftness
- The agility and bounds of the evening were insured only at a price like this.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- Then, in a second, with an agility absolutely staggering, he was on his feet.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Then, with an agility quite remarkable, he vaulted into the saddle.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Impertinence, gayety, agility, muscle—that was what women loved in men.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- Then Cyprien climbed up a chimney pipe, with the agility of a cat.
- Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola
- If proof of this lightness and agility be needed, here is a fact in illustration.
- Extract from : « The Sportsman » by Xenophon
- The performers had been as agile then as now; but their agility had been free from any danger of a tumble.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- The agility of submarines and flying machines will grow almost indefinitely.
- Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
- The agility which these animals display in these feats is truly astonishing.
- Extract from : « Rollo in Paris » by Jacob Abbott
- Beyond all instruments and weapons are his skill, agility, gumption, diplomacy.
- Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers » by Various
Synonyms for agility
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