nimbleness

nimble +‎ -ness

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɪm.bəl.nɪs/

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nimbleness (countable and uncountable, plural nimblenesses)

1. The quality of being nimble.
   • 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:

     'Tis better that the enemy seek us;
     So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers,
     Doing himself offense, whilst we lying still
     Are full of rest, defense, and nimbleness.

• (property of being nimble): sluggishness