celerity
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9.9
- noun
- /səˈlɛrɪti/
- Formal
:
celeridad
- Celerity is never more admir'd than by the negligent.
Examples
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The runner increased her speed with remarkable celerity as she neared the finish line.
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Finally, Bakongo characterize the celerity of their trucks and buses with affection.
Academic text (1996) -
Thus with imagined wing our swift scene flies, in motion of no less celerity than that of thought!
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It is high time we changed and gave ourselves a legal system characterized by celerity, efficiency, and predictability.
Blog text (20) -
In the meantime, Campbell immediately recognized the urgent need to restore the colony's civil government and urged Germain to send a governor with celerity.
Academic text (2014) -
"There are several steep grades on the road," a reporter noted on the electric trolley's inaugural trip through the university area, "and yet the heavily loaded car climbed the hill with celerity" (SDJ 1891, 2 July, 4).
Academic text (2012) -
The team responded with great celerity to the emergency situation, ensuring everyone was safe.
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He completed the project with such celerity that his supervisor praised his efficiency.
Synonyms
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2.8
Ability to move the body very fast and with good control
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4.6
Very fast movement, action, or change
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2.9
Great speed in moving or acting
The speed at which something moves or happens
How fast something happens or is done
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
celerity = celer (opaque) = celer + ity
The stem 'celer-' is a Latin combining form and not a standalone English word, so learners cannot transparently derive 'celerity' from familiar English base vocabulary.
Etymology
Celerity comes from the Latin word celer, which means 'swift' or 'quick', and it is the same part you see in accelerate ('to speed up'). So, celerity means 'great speed'.