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Swiftness

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. the state of being swift

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The quality or state of being swift; speed; quickness; celerity; velocity; rapidity

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The state or quality of being swift; speed; rapid motion; quickness; celerity; expedition.

n. Synonyms Rapidity, Speed, etc. See quickness.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

Word Usage

"2 The Athenians are addicted to innovation, and their designs are characterized by swiftness alike in conception and execution; you have a genius for keeping what you have got, accompanied by a total want of invention, and when forced to act you never go far enough."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

pace rate

Hyponym

haste gradualness hurry precipitation hastiness hurriedness graduality execution speed

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

speed quickness celerity velocity rapidity haste

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

quickness rapidity suddenness celerity clarity ferocity lightness precision directness vigour