celerity
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a) Speed.
"disposing of the parsnip wine with a celerity which might have been due to eagerness but, to Harriett, rather suggested a reluctance to let the draught linger on the palate." —
b) The speed of
individual waves (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves).
"The phantoms, for so they then seemed, were flitting on the other side of the deck, and, with a noiseless celerity, were casting loose the tackles and bands of the boat which swung there." — , chapter 48
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celerity — celerity, alacrity, legerity are comparable when they are used in reference to human beings and denote quickness in movement or action. Celerity stresses speed in moving or especially in accomplishing work {she could, when she chose, work with… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Celerity — can refer to: *Speed, quickness. *Celerity BBS, a computer Bulletin Board System popular in the 1990 s *Celerity, a power of supernatural quickness possessed by vampires in the roleplaying games and Vampire: The Masquerade *The speed of… … Wikipedia
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
celerity — index dispatch (promptness), haste Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
celerity — late 15c., from M.Fr. célérité (14c.), from L. celeritatem (nom. celeritas) swiftness, from celer swift, from possible PIE root *kel to drive, set in swift motion (Cf. Skt. carati goes, Gk. keles fast horse or ship, keleuthos journey, road, Lith … Etymology dictionary
celerity — [n] swiftness alacrity, briskness, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, gait, haste, hurry, hustle, legerity, promptness, quickness, rapidity, speed, speediness, swiftness, velocity, vivacity; concept 755 Ant. slowness, sluggishness … New thesaurus
celerity — ► NOUN archaic or literary ▪ swiftness of movement. ORIGIN Latin celeritas, from celer swift … English terms dictionary
celerity — [sə ler′i tē] n. [Fr célérité < L celeritas < celer, swift: see HOLD1] swiftness in acting or moving; speed … English World dictionary
celerity — noun Etymology: Middle English celerite, from Anglo French, from Latin celeritat , celeritas, from celer swift more at hold Date: 15th century rapidity of motion or action … New Collegiate Dictionary
celerity — /seuh ler i tee/, n. swiftness; speed. [1480 90; earlier celerite < MF < L celeritas, equiv. to celer swift + itas ITY] Syn. alacrity, dispatch, briskness. See speed. * * * … Universalium
