Meaning & use
agility
The ability to move quickly and easily, or to think and understand things rapidly.
See it in a sentence
The gymnast's agility allowed her to twist through the routine with perfect balance.
Good chess players need mental agility to adapt quickly to an opponent's strategy.
A note on using this word
Agility applies to both physical movement and mental quickness, so context usually clarifies which sense is meant.
Words with a similar meaning
nimblenessdexterity
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Words with an opposite meaning
clumsiness
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