celerity

Meaning

  1. (uncountable, usually) Speed, swiftness.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The speed of an individual wave (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves); often denoted c.
  3. (uncountable, usually) The speed of an individual wave (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves); often denoted c.
  4. (dated, uncountable, usually) The speed of symbol transmission, now called baud rate.

Synonyms

quickness
speed
B1
swiftness
rapidity
fastness
speediness
haste
C2
rapidness
velocity
C2
nimbleness
suddenness
hurry
A1
promptitude
promptness
tempo
C2
mobility
21k
Speed
B1

veloctiy

activity
B2

specd

alacrity
brio
despatch
diligence
C2
élan
C1
expedition
C1
expeditiousness
express
B2
fleetness

high speed

Translations

célérité
celeridad
celerità
celeridade
rapidité
hız
Geschwindigkeit
sürat

ταχύτητα

Schnelligkeit
rapidez
speditezza
celeritat
spoed
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɪˈlɛɹɪti/
Etymology

Cognate with French
French
célérité
In summary

From Old French celeritee (compare French célérité), from Latin celeritas, from celer (“fast, swift”).

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