Synonyms for agility
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
His superior agility countered his lack of strength.
Forms
- Plural
- agilities → nimblenesses, quicknesses, lightnesses, smartnesses…
Example sentences
- lightness There's a lightness in my heart after talking with him.
- smartness Capricorns put everyone else's smartness to shame.
- nimbleness I wish I could get back the tone and nimbleness I once had.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| agility | rising | |
| lightness | rising | |
| quickness | rising | |
| smartness | rising | |
| nimbleness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- alacrity4, spryness, legerity
- 9 letters
- readiness3, lightness2, quickness2, alertness3, smartness2, briskness
- 10 letters
- nimbleness
- 13 letters
- lightsomeness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alacrity4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- agilité
- Italiano
- agilità
- Español
- agilidad
- Deutsch
- Behendigkeit
- Català
- agilitat