celerity

[ suh-ler-i-tee ]
/ səˈlɛr ɪ ti /
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noun

swiftness; speed.

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Origin of celerity

1480–90; earlier celerite < Middle French < Latin celeritās, equivalent to celer swift + -itās -ity

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Words related to celerity

hustle, velocity, expedition, fleetness, alacrity, dispatch, gait, quickness, haste, speediness, hurry, speed, swiftness, rapidity, promptness, briskness, legerity, vivacity

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British Dictionary definitions for celerity

celerity
/ (sɪˈlɛrɪtɪ) /

noun

rapidity; swiftness; speed

Word Origin for celerity

C15: from Old French celerite, from Latin celeritās, from celer swift
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