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单词 celerity
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celerity in British English

(sɪˈlɛrɪtɪ)
noun
rapidity; swiftness; speed
Word origin
C15: from Old French celerite, from Latin celeritās, from celer swift

celerity in American English

(səˈlɛrɪti)
noun
swiftness in acting or moving; speed
Word origin
Fr célérité < L celeritas < celer, swift: see hold1

Examples of 'celerity' in a sentence
celerity

He took his time about it: celerity had no part in the due processes of the law.
Aird, Catherine A DEAD LIBERTY (2000)
From the celerity with which the headwaiter approached her I decided she must be very rich or very distinguished.
Elizabeth Peters LION IN THE VALLEY (2000)

Synonyms of 'celerity'

speed, expedition, dispatch, velocity
More Synonyms of celerity
(noun) 
Definition
swiftness
(formal) 
Synonyms
speed
I was amazed at his speed of working.
expedition
He was praised for having acted with such expedition.
dispatch
He feels we should act with despatch.
velocity
the velocity at which the planets orbit
haste
Authorities appear to be moving with haste against the three dissidents.
rapidity
the rapidity with which the weather can change
quickness
swiftness
With incredible swiftness she ran down the passage.
promptness
the company's promptness in settling its debts
fleetness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dispatch
He feels we should act with despatch.
Synonyms
speed,
haste,
promptness,
alacrity,
rapidity,
quickness,
swiftness,
briskness,
expedition,
celerity,
promptitude,
precipitateness
in the sense of expedition
He was praised for having acted with such expedition.
Synonyms
speed,
hurry,
dispatch,
readiness,
haste,
alacrity,
rapidity,
quickness,
swiftness,
promptness,
celerity (formal),
expeditiousness
in the sense of fleetness
Synonyms
swiftness,
speed,
velocity,
rapidity,
quickness,
lightning speed,
nimbleness,
celerity (formal),
speediness,
nimble-footedness

Nearby words of
celerity

  • celebrated
  • celebration
  • celebrity
  • celerity
  • celestial
  • celibacy
  • celibate

Synonyms of 'celerity'

celerity

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