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Word of the Day 11/03/20 Legerity

Legerity (noun)
legerity [ luh-jer-i-tee ]


noun
1. physical or mental quickness; nimbleness; agility.

WORDS RELATED TO LEGERITY
acceleration, agility, quickness, pace, velocity, momentum, lick, eagerness, clip, expedition, precipitancy, dispatch, alacrity, headway, promptness, rapidness, liveliness, snap, swiftness, hustle

SYNONYMS FOR LEGERITY
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lightness, grace, alacrity, celerity.

Origin: 1555–65; < Middle French legerete, equivalent to leger (
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<b>Legerity</b> <i>(noun)
legerity [ luh-jer-i-tee ]</i>

<b>noun</b>
1. physical or mental quickness; nimbleness; agility.

<b>WORDS RELATED TO LEGERITY</b>
acceleration, agility, quickness, pace, velocity, momentum, lick, eagerness, clip, expedition, precipitancy, dispatch, alacrity, headway, promptness, rapidness, liveliness, snap, swiftness, hustle

<b>SYNONYMS FOR LEGERITY</b>
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lightness, grace, alacrity, celerity.

<b>Origin:</b> 1555–65; < Middle French legerete, equivalent to leger (<Vulgar Latin *leviārius;see levity, -ary) + -ete-ity

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