agilenessn.

Brit.

/ˈadʒʌɪlnəs/, U.S.

/ˈædʒ(ə)lnəs/

Forms: see agile adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agile adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < agile adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier agility n.

rare.

= agility n. 3.In 17th cent. chiefly in the writings of the Duchess of Newcastle, where it is frequent. More frequent in dictionaries (which apparently provide the only 18th cent. attestations) than in actual use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > bodily movement > [noun] > qualities of bodily movement > agility or nimbleness

lightnessc1350

delivernessa1382

sleightc1385

deliverancec1410

agility?a1475

deliverhead1493

nimblenessa1500

quiverness?1548

delivery1590

legerity1590

nimbless1596

levity1607

agileness1653

airiness1731

spryness1865

nippiness1916

1653 Duchess of Newcastle Philos. Fancies 26 It is their [sc. creatures'] shapes, joyned with such Motions proper thereunto, that give strength, & Agilenesse.

1780 W. Shaw Galic & Eng. Dict. II Agility, agileness, luthorachd.

1868 Tribune (N.Y.) Almanac 10/2 (advt.) After two or three days' use of Brandreth's Pills, pains, aches, heaviness and dullness vanish; life, vivacity, and agileness take their place.

1918 ‘D. Lyall’ Eng. Rose ii. 25 Steeling..had a certain grace and agileness which suggested public school games strenuously played, hard riding to hounds, all the virile sports of a race whose youthful training the war has justified.

2008 K. Donelly Three Deuces Down iii. 38 I imagined him to be one of those graceful big men whose agileness and coordination belied his size.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agileness
释义	agilenessn. Brit. /ˈadʒʌɪlnəs/, U.S. /ˈædʒ(ə)lnəs/ Forms: see agile adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agile adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < agile adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier agility n. rare. = agility n. 3.In 17th cent. chiefly in the writings of the Duchess of Newcastle, where it is frequent. More frequent in dictionaries (which apparently provide the only 18th cent. attestations) than in actual use. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > bodily movement > [noun] > qualities of bodily movement > agility or nimbleness lightnessc1350 delivernessa1382 sleightc1385 deliverancec1410 agility?a1475 deliverhead1493 nimblenessa1500 quiverness?1548 delivery1590 legerity1590 nimbless1596 levity1607 agileness1653 airiness1731 spryness1865 nippiness1916 1653 Duchess of Newcastle Philos. Fancies 26 It is their [sc. creatures'] shapes, joyned with such Motions proper thereunto, that give strength, & Agilenesse. 1780 W. Shaw Galic & Eng. Dict. II Agility, agileness, luthorachd. 1868 Tribune (N.Y.) Almanac 10/2 (advt.) After two or three days' use of Brandreth's Pills, pains, aches, heaviness and dullness vanish; life, vivacity, and agileness take their place. 1918 ‘D. Lyall’ Eng. Rose ii. 25 Steeling..had a certain grace and agileness which suggested public school games strenuously played, hard riding to hounds, all the virile sports of a race whose youthful training the war has justified. 2008 K. Donelly Three Deuces Down iii. 38 I imagined him to be one of those graceful big men whose agileness and coordination belied his size. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1653
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