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LEGERITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does legerity mean?
• LEGERITY (noun)
The noun LEGERITY has 1 sense:
1. the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
Familiarity information: LEGERITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
agility; legerity; lightness; lightsomeness; nimbleness
Hypernyms ("legerity" is a kind of...):
gracefulness (beautiful carriage)
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