"legerity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: legerities [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French léger, assumed to be from Latin leviarius, from levis (“light in weight”). See levity. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|léger}} French léger, {{der|en|la|leviarius}} Latin leviarius Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} legerity (usually uncountable, plural legerities)
  1. alert quickness of mind or body Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (quickness of mind or body): лекота (lekota) [feminine] (Bulgarian), бързина (bǎrzina) [feminine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-legerity-en-noun-RnhPAuSD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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