agilité
agility, nimbleness
noun a-zhee-lee-TAY Rare
Origin: Latin agilitas, from agilis 'nimble'
Usage Note
Agilité applies to physical quickness (l'agilité d'un gymnaste) as well as mental nimbleness (l'agilité d'esprit). In modern business French it also appears in the Agile methodology sense: méthode agile, travailler en agilité.
Examples
"L'agilité du chat est remarquable."
Natural Translation
The cat's agility is remarkable.

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