activity Copy link Outline I. Disposition or tendency to move and be in quick action (cf. ACTIVE, II.)1. ăgĭlĭtas2. mōbĭlĭtasII. Actual motion, ăgĭtātioIII. Industry and energy1. industria2. gnāvĭtas (or nav.) • activity: I. Disposition or tendency to move and be in quick action (cf. active, II.): 1. ăgĭlĭtas: v. agility. 2. mōbĭlĭtas: an animal of the most swift a., animal celerrima m., Cic.: the a. of cavalry, m. equitum, Caes. II. Actual motion, ăgĭtātio: the a. and movement of the tongue, a. et motus linguae, Cic.: the soul can never be free from a. and motion, animus a. et motu vacuus esse nunquam potest, Cic. To be in a state of a., agitari, moveri, Cic.: v. motion. III. Industry and energy: 1. industria: to fit out ships with the greatest a., naves summa i. armare, Caes.: the a. of Domitius saved Cassius, Cassio i. Domitii salutem attulit, Caes.: a. on a journey, itineris i., Suet. 2. gnāvĭtas (or nav.): your a. for the public good, tua in rempublicam gn., Cic.: With great a., strenue, impigre, etc.: v. actively.