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rapidity

[ ruh-pid-i-tee ]
/ rəˈpɪd ɪ ti /
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noun

a rapid state or quality; quickness; celerity.

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RELATED WORDS

alacrity, swiftness, velocity, acceleration, rush, celerity, expedition, fleetness, bat, dispatch, gait, pace, haste, speediness, hurry, speed, promptness, briskness, promptitude

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Also rap·id·ness [rap-id-nis] /ˈræp ɪd nɪs/.

Origin of rapidity

From the Latin word rapiditās, dating back to 1610–20. See rapid, -ity
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Word Origin and History for rapidity

rapidity

n.

1650s, from French rapidité and directly from Latin rapiditatem (nominative rapiditas) "swiftness, rapidity, velocity," from rapidus "hasty, swift, rapid" (see rapid).

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