Home › Words › A › agilityagility/əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/agility means the quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion.agility is pronounced /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/.EtymologyFrom late Middle English, borrowed from Middle French agilité, from Latin agilitās, from agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick”), equivalent to agile + -ity.nounThe quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motione.g.“His superior agility countered his lack of strength.”A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.agile 78% match — Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; loose-jointed. vs agility →agileness 77% match — The state or quality of being agile; agility. vs agility →quickness 75% match — rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity vs agility →nimbleness 75% match — The quality of being nimble. vs agility →agilely 69% match — In an agile manner; with agility. vs agility →legerity 67% match — Nimbleness or quickness of mind or body. vs agility →swiftness 63% match — The state of being swift. vs agility →limberness 62% match — Property of being limber. vs agility →