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super-speed

super-speed

3 8.0
Ability to move much faster than a normal person
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːpər spiːd/
  • Literature
translation icon : súper velocidad
  • In the comic, the character possesses super-speed that lets him travel faster than light.

From super strength to super speed to flight to invisibility to X-ray vision to teleportation, I've ruined a lot of dreams.

Examples

Synonyms

lightning speed
vssuper-speed
6 3.4

Very fast movement that happens almost instantly

is about speed beyond human ability and used in fictional contexts
rapidity
vssuper-speed
6 4.6

Very fast movement, action, or change

stresses extreme, supernatural speed not just general quickness
swiftness
vssuper-speed
5 2.9

Great speed in moving or acting

focuses on extreme, beyond human speed rather than ordinary quickness
rapidness
vssuper-speed
3.6

The speed at which something moves or happens

highlights exceptional, fictionally enhanced speed beyond normal levels
speediness
vssuper-speed
2.8

How fast something happens or is done

marks extreme, nonhuman speed and science fiction usage rather than simple quickness

Antonyms

1.0

Moving or happening at a low speed

30 3.9

Moving or working slowly and with little energy

How Fast

super-speed
  • Literature
3 8.0
supersonic
12 6.7
high-speed
100 3.2
fast pace
10 2.5
normal
1.0
slow
1.0

Surface Forms

super-speed singular
super-speeds plural

Morphology

super-speed = speed (transparent) = super + speed

The meaning is directly derived from the productive prefix 'super-' (very/exceeding) + 'speed', yielding 'very high speed', which is readily understandable to B1 learners.

Etymology

Super-speed comes from the parts super and speed. Super means 'above' or 'beyond' and speed means 'quick movement', so it describes someone (like a hero) moving 'faster than normal'.