agility
Ease of movement
Agility is the ability to move quickly and easily, with nimble coordination: The cat leaped with surprising agility.
The word extends beyond physical movement to mental quickness—the capacity to think and adapt rapidly: intellectual agility, The startup's agility let it outmaneuver larger competitors.
In business contexts, agility often describes organizational flexibility and responsiveness to change.
Organized cooperative movement
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- reflexesAutomatic physical responses
- quicknessState of being fast
speed · nimbleness · dexterity · lightfooted · catlike · spryness · acrobatics · gymnastics
Ability to adjust readily
- pivotPoint of rotation
- leanLacking fat; incline
- scrumContested pack restart
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
iteration · flexibility · responsiveness · innovation · startup · transformation · restructuring · kanban
Fast at thinking
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- responsivenessReadiness to react
cleverness · acuity · perceptiveness · resourcefulness · flexibility · versatility · improvisation · decisiveness
coordination
Organized cooperative movement
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- reflexesAutomatic physical responses
quickness · speed · nimbleness · dexterity · lightfooted · catlike · spryness · acrobatics · gymnastics · parkour
adaptability
Ability to adjust readily
sprint · iteration · flexibility · responsiveness · innovation · startup · transformation · restructuring · kanban · continuous improvement
quick-witted
Fast at thinking
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
responsiveness · cleverness · acuity · perceptiveness · resourcefulness · flexibility · versatility · improvisation · decisiveness · situational awareness
poise
Graceful, unshakable calm
finesse · ballet · effortless · glide · willowy · svelte · lissome · gazelle · swanlike · sylphlike
catlike
Resembling a feline
gazelle · cheetah · ferret · mongoose · lizard · spider · acrobatic · predator · prey · climbing
- athletic trainingcoaching, drills, personal training, workouts, practice
- balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
- warrior traitsswordsmanship, archery, bravery, valor, honor
- coordinationbalance, timing, rhythm, synchronization, alignment
- gracegracefulness, elegance, poise, finesse, fluidity
- survival traitscamouflage, stamina, endurance, resilience, adaptability
agilityclumsiness
Lack of physical grace
awkwardness · ungainliness · gracelessness · klutziness · gawkiness
agilityslowness
Absence of quickness
sluggishness · lethargy · torpor · languor · plodding
agilitystiffness
Resistance to deformation
rigidity · inflexibility · immobility · woodenness · creakiness
- agility trainingExercises improving movement speed
- agility courseTimed navigation through obstacles
- dog agilityCompetitive pet obstacle racing
- mental agilityQuick, flexible thinking
- agility drillsExercises improving quick movement
- agility ladderFlat training rungs for footwork