mental quickness
- noun
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agilidad mental
- Do you think mental quickness is more important than knowledge?
Examples
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Her mental quickness made her the star of the debate team.
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Interviewers were impressed by his mental quickness and ability to solve problems on the spot.
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Games like chess can help improve your mental quickness over time.
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Her mental quickness impressed the judges during the competition.
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Her mental quickness allowed her to solve complex puzzles in just a few minutes.
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During the quiz, his mental quickness helped him answer questions faster than his classmates.
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The chess tournament showcased the players' mental quickness as they made rapid moves against each other.
Synonyms
163
4.0
Ability to think quickly and say clever, amusing things
17
7.9
Skill at making good, quick decisions in a specific area
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2.8
Quick thinking that finds smart new ideas and solutions
9
4.6
Ability to stay calm and act quickly in a dangerous situation
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3.5
To think and react quickly when things go wrong
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8.1
Ability to think quickly and clearly
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3.8
A quick, clear way of thinking that helps solve problems
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6.4
Quick, clear thinking that helps you understand and decide
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4.1
Ability to think and respond very fast in the mind
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4.1
To make quick, clever, funny comments that amuse people
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9.6
The ability to notice and understand things quickly and clearly
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4.0
The ability to think quickly and act cleverly
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7.0
A quick and clear way of thinking
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4.8
Quick thinking that helps you understand and answer fast
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5.2
A quality of being very smart and thinking quickly
To think and answer fast and cleverly
Thinking quickly and understanding things easily
A mind that thinks quickly and makes sensible decisions
Antonyms
How Quick
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a direct composition of 'mental' (relating to thought) and 'quickness' (speed of response), so the meaning — the ability to think and respond rapidly — is straightforwardly derivable from the constituents. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Mental quickness paints a simple picture: mental means 'mind' and quickness means being fast, like a fast runner inside your head who jumps to the right answer. So it describes the ability 'to think and answer quickly and correctly'.