celerity

Noun
Synonyms: quicknessrapidityrapidnessspeediness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a rate that is rapidSynonyms: quicknessrapidityrapidnessspeediness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Celerity \Ce*ler"i*ty\, n. [L. celeritas, from celer swiftm speedy: sf. F. c['e]l['e]rit['e].] Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness. [1913 Webster]

Time, with all its celerity, moves slowly to him whose whole employment is to watch its flight. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

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