lə̇ˈjerəd.ē noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French legereté, from Old French, lightness, from leger, legier light in weight (from — assumed — Vulgar Latin leviarius, from Latin levis ) + -té -ty — more at light (in weight)
: a mental or physical agility and quickness : nimbleness
the legerity of the French mind made the … visitor quick to comprehend his desire for solitude — Elinor Wylie