# agility

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #18,751

## Definitions
1. The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
2. A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.

## Etymology
From late Middle English, borrowed from Middle French agilité, from Latin agilitās, from agilis (“nimble, fleet, quick”), equivalent to agile + -ity.

## Easily confused with
- **ability** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ability-vs-agility)
- **acidity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acidity-vs-agility)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aggility`, `agiilty`, `agilitty`, `agilityy`, `agiliyt`, `agillity`, `agiltiy`, `agliity`, `aiglity`, `gaility`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/agility