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Synonyms for rapidity

  • noun

Most common

speed quickness swiftness celerity

All synonyms

Noun

1. Celerity — speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid

celerity, swiftness, speed, quickness, velocity, promptness, dispatch, despatch UK, haste, fastness, expedition, speediness, fleetness, promptitude, rapidness, alacrity

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid

Forms

Plural
rapidities → celerities, swiftnesses, speeds, quicknesses…

Example sentences

  • speed Let's see if we can speed up the process a little.
  • swiftness The kite soared upwards with the swiftness of a bird.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
rapidityfalling
speedsteady
quicknessrising
swiftnessrising
celeritysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
speed1, haste1
8 letters
velocity4, dispatch2, despatch, alacrity4, celerity4, fastness2
9 letters
quickness2, swiftness2, fleetness, rapidness
10 letters
expedition4, promptness, speediness
11 letters
promptitude

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (velocity4 = 4 syllables).