swiftness
The state of being swiftThe state of being swift.
» The kite soared upwards with the swiftness of a bird.
Der Drachen flog schnell wie ein Vogel in die Luft. — Manfredo
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)The state of being swift.
with remarkable swiftness
demonstrate swiftness
- a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
Examples
2 sentencesThe kite soared upwards with the swiftness of a bird.
deDer Drachen flog schnell wie ein Vogel in die Luft. — Manfredo
Swiftness is sublime, slowness superb.
Origin
From Middle English swiftnesse, swyftnesse, from Old English swiftnes (“swiftness”), equivFrom Middle English swiftnesse, swyftnesse, from Old English swiftnes (“swiftness”), equivalent to swift + -ness.
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Forms
plural: swiftnesses| Singular | swiftness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.