precipitance
51haste — I. n. 1. Despatch, promptitude, quickness, expedition, celerity, speed. 2. Hurry, precipitance, precipitation, vehemence. II. v. n. Hasten, be quick, make haste …
52celerity — n 1. swiftness, speed, rapidity, fastness, quickness, fleetness; hurry, haste, hastiness, precipitance; acceleration, velocity, pace. 2. dispatch, promptness, expedition; alacrity, briskness, sprightliness, spryness, liveliness; animation,… …
53dispatch — v 1. dismiss, send off, send forth, send on one s way; release, let go, free, send away, give leave. 2. transmit, forward, consign, remit; send, post, mail, ship, freight, express. 3. kill, put to death, take the life of, execute, slay, do away… …
54haste — n 1. swiftness, fleetness, speed, quickness; dispatch, rapidity, hurriedness, expedition, expedi tiousness; velocity, acceleration, celerity; instantane ousness, immediateness, urgency, promptness, promptitude; briskness, abruptness, smartness;… …
55precipitancy — /prəˈsɪpətənsi/ (say pruh sipuhtuhnsee) noun (plural precipitancies) 1. the quality or fact of being precipitant. 2. headlong or rash haste. 3. (plural) hasty or rash acts. Also, precipitance. {precipit(ant) + ancy} …
56hurry — [n] speed in action, motion bustle, celerity, commotion, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, flurry, haste, precipitance, precipitateness, precipitation, promptitude, push, quickness, rush, rustle, scurry, speediness, swiftness,… …
57rush — [n1] hurry, speed blitz, charge, dash, dispatch, expedition, flood, flow, flux, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitation, race, scramble, stream, surge, swiftness, urgency; concepts 145,748,818 Ant. retardation,… …
58surprise — [n] something amazing; state of amazement abruptness, amazement, astonishment, astoundment, attack, awe, bewilderment, bombshell*, consternation, curiosity, curveball*, disappointment, disillusion, eye opener*, fortune, godsend*, incredulity,… …
59precipitancy — [prē sip′i tən sē, prisip′i tən sē] n. pl. precipitancies a being precipitate; great haste; rashness: also precipitance …
60hastiness — noun 1. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) he soon regretted his haste • Syn: ↑haste, ↑hurry, ↑hurriedness, ↑precipitation • Derivationally related forms: ↑hurried ( …
