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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
agility
    n 1: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and
         nimble [syn: agility, legerity, lightness,
         lightsomeness, nimbleness]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Agility \A*gil"i*ty\, n. [F. agili['e], L. agilitas, fr.
   agilis.]
   1. The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs
      quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of
      motion; as, strength and agility of body.
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            They . . . trust to the agility of their wit.
                                                  --Bacon.
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            Wheeling with the agility of a hawk.  --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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   2. Activity; powerful agency. [Obs.]
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            The agility of the sun's fiery heat.  --Holland.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
acuity, acuteness, alacrity, alertness, attention, attentiveness, brightness, briskness, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, featliness, keenness, lightness, nimbleness, promptitude, promptness, punctuality, quickness, readiness, sharpness, sleeplessness, smartness, speediness, spryness, swiftness, wakefulness
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