quickness
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈkwɪk.nəs/
:
agilidad
- The cat demonstrated its quickness by leaping from one piece of furniture to another in an instant.
They were impressed by my quickness in my craft.
- They were impressed by my quickness in my craft.
- You know, we lose quickness long before we lose strength.
- And like defensively, his mindset and his quickness and his speed, like his reaction time, like his footwork's insane.
- Fucker pulled out a pistol with a quickness.
- He says, why don't we consider a robber who also is strong and fast to be a good robber because of his strength and his his quickness.
Examples
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Providence (14-15, 3-13), despite its record, has the quickness to give the Huskies trouble.
Blog text (9) -
And change comes with astonishing quickness when the time is right.
Blog text (24) -
You know, we lose quickness long before we lose strength.
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Can you put it back together with quickness?
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Requires two things, toughness and quickness.
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What they lack in size they make up in quickness off the ball, determination and toughness.
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Reading fluency is characterized by the quickness and accuracy of reading.
Academic text (2015) -
There was something of the quarter horse docility about them, something of the Arab's quickness and grace.
Fiction book (1996) -
On D, Bynum will have to show he has the quickness and motor that Brown's system demands.
Blog text (27) -
Her quickness on the basketball court allows her to outrun her opponents easily.
Synonyms
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1.0
How fast someone or something moves
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2.0
How fast someone or something moves
65
3.4
Very quick action that often causes mistakes
35
3.7
Quick, easy movement with good balance and steady control
16
5.3
Skill and ease when using the hands or body
10
2.5
A speed that is quicker than usual for a task or activity
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2.9
A speed of progress much faster than usual
6
4.6
Very fast movement, action, or change
5
2.9
Great speed in moving or acting
4
3.5
Doing something quickly and at the expected time
1
5.1
Skill and quick ease when using your hands
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6.8
Quick and light movement that makes someone move fast
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9.9
Great speed when moving or doing something
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7.5
Ability to do things quickly and well
1
3.5
A quick, lively way of moving or speaking
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4.8
Quick thinking that helps you understand and answer fast
How fast something happens or is done
The speed at which something moves or happens
A quick, lively way of acting, speaking, or dressing
Quick action that happens immediately
Happening right away with nothing in between
Quick and efficient action that gets work done
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Morphology
Etymology
Quickness comes from the old English word quick, which once meant 'alive' or full of life. From that idea of being full of life came speed and quick action, and a related verb is quicken, which means 'to make alive', so quickness means moving or acting fast and with agility.