legerity

[ luh-jer-i-tee ]

noun

1. physical or mental quickness; nimbleness; agility.

   Synonyms: celerity, alacrity, grace, lightness

Word History and Origins

Origin of legerity¹

First recorded in 1555–65; from Middle French legerete, equivalent to leger (from unrecorded Vulgar Latin leviārius; levity, -ary ) + -ete -ity

Example Sentences

Hence, it would be an unpardonable legerity to close our eyes to the dangers lurking beneath an apparent passivity.

From Project Gutenberg

I began to follow at the same rate, but immediately slackened speed for fear that Watts-Dunton behind us might be embittered at sight of so much youth and legerity.

From Project Gutenberg

Alighting with the legerity of a cat, he swerved leftward in the recoil, and was off, like a streak of mulberry-coloured lightning, down the High.

From Project Gutenberg

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