Agileness
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
an agile leap.
active; lively:
an agile person.
marked by an ability to think quickly; mentally acute or aware:
She’s 95 and still very agile.
adjective
quick in movement; nimble
mentally quick or acute
adj.
1580s, from Middle French agile (14c.) and directly from Latin agilis “nimble, quick,” from agere “to move, drive” (see act (n.)). Related: Agilely.
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