Quickness synonyms

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speed (related)
Speed is a slang term for the street drug methamphetamine.
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haste
The act of hurrying carelessly or recklessly
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agility
The state or quality of being agile; nimbleness.
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velocity
The speed and direction of motion of a moving body. Velocity is a vector quantity.
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expeditiousness
The state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed
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briskness
The property of being brisk.
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rapidness
The characteristic of being rapid.
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athleticism (related)
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acumen
Keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a situation; shrewdness
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swiftness
The state of being swift
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dexterity (related)
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decisiveness (related)
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facility
The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. [from 19th c.]
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celerity
Swiftness of action or motion; speed.
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nimbleness (related)
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hustle
(Slang) A way of making money, esp. a dishonest way
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agileness
The state or quality of being agile; agility.
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dexterousness
The state or quality of being dexterous.
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speediness
The property of being fast; swiftness.
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ability (related)
(Countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. [First attested in the early 17 th century.]
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adroitness
Displays of skillfulness or ease of ability.
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deftness
The characteristic of being deft.
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alacrity
Eager willingness or readiness, often manifested by quick, lively action
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rapidity
Speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid
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steadiness (related)
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expedition
The definition of an expedition is a journey that is taken to accomplish a specific goal, or the people who go on the journey.
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fleetness
The quality of being fleet
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pace
A manner of walking or running:
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hurry
Eagerness to do, act, go, etc. quickly
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fast (related)
(UK, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations
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mental quickness
intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
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adeptness
The quality of being adept.
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dispatch
A mission by an emergency response service, typically attend to an emergency in the field.
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quick-wittedness
intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
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Quickness Sentence Examples

  • The device of the dolphin and the anchor, and the motto festina lente, which indicated quickness combined with firmness in the execution of a great scheme, were never wholly abandoned by the Aldines until the expiration of their firm in the third generation.

  • It is to Jellinek that we owe the oft-repeated comparison of the Jewish temperament to that of women in its quickness of perception, versatility and sensibility.

  • The most cynical man of the world, he says, with whatever " sullen incredulity " he may repudiate virtue as a hollow pretence, cannot really refuse his approbation to " discretion, caution, enterprise, industry, frugality, economy, good sense, prudence, discernment "; nor again, to " temperance, sobriety, patience, perseverance, considerateness, secrecy, order, insinuation, address, presence of mind, quickness of conception, facility of expression."

  • If you live in the country and have acres of lawn to mow, then the lawn tractors with engines that can produce speed as well as blade quickness is your best purchase.

  • The Eye is essentially reptilian, but in sharpness of vision, power and quickness of accommodation it surpasses that of the mammals.

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