legerity

n.
Quickness or agility of mind or body.

[French légèreté, from Old French legerete, from leger, light. See legerdemain.]

(luh-JER-i-tee)

noun
Nimbleness; agility.

Etymology
From French légèreté, from léger (light), from Vulgar Latin leviarius, from Latin levis (light).]

Usage
"I began to follow at the same rate, but immediately slackened speed for fear that Watts-Dunton behind us might be embittered at sight of so much youth and legerity." — Henry Maximilian Beerbohm; No. 2 The Pines; 1914.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
  Synonyms: agility, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness

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