Agilities

/əˈdʒɪlɪtiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of agility; multiple instances or types of being quick and flexible in movement or thinking.

Etymology

From Latin agilitas, combining agilis (nimble) with -itas (quality suffix). The plural form simply adds -es to show multiple examples of this quality.

Kelly Says

In competitive gaming and sports, commentators measure different types of agilities—mental agility versus physical agility—showing how this one word actually describes two completely different skills in human performance.

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