celerity
- swiftness; speed.
Origin of celerity
Synonyms for celerity
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hustle, velocity, expedition, fleetness, alacrity, dispatch, gait, quickness, haste, speediness, hurry, speed, swiftness, rapidity, promptness, briskness, legerity, vivacityExamples from the Web for celerity
Historical Examples of celerity
Celerity, valor, endurance, they were his iridescent neck and tail feathers.
The CavalierGeorge Washington Cable
The pot-boy's movements resembled those of a tortoise in celerity.
A Son of HagarSir Hall Caine
I let them both go with a celerity which to this day astonishes my memory.
The Mirror of the SeaJoseph Conrad
They marveled at the celerity with which the fort was put up.
The Wonder Island Boys: The TribesmenRoger Finlay
He practised before a mirror and was satisfied with his celerity.
Jack O' JudgmentEdgar Wallace
celerity
- rapidity; swiftness; speed
Word Origin for celerity
Word Origin and History for celerity
late 15c., from Old French celeritee (14c., Modern French célérité), from Latin celeritatem (nominative celeritas) "swiftness," from celer "swift," from possible PIE root *kel- "to drive, set in swift motion" (cf. Sanskrit carati "goes," Greek keles "fast horse or ship," keleuthos "journey, road," Lithuanian sulys "a gallop," Old High German scelo "stallion").