Etymology

legerity

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Today it means: Nimbleness or quickness of mind or body. Full definition →

Middle French legerete ← Old French legierte
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  1. Old French · derived fromlegierte
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromlegerete
  3. English todaylegerity

Borrowed from Middle French legerete, from Old French legierte, from legier + -te; by surface analysis, leger (“light”) + -ity. Compare levity.

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