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Parrying vs Agility - What's the difference?

parrying | agility |

As nouns the difference between parrying and agility

is that parrying is the act of one who parries while agility is the quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of motion; as, strength and agility of body.

As a verb parrying

is present participle of lang=en.

parrying

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who parries.
  • * 1973 , Alan Dundes, Mother Wit from the Laughing Barrel (page 253)
    • The pair both want to touch each other, and indulge in a series of fencings and parryings in the hope of attaining their desire.

    agility

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of motion; as, strength and agility of body.
  • (countable) A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.