swiftness

swift·ness

noun \ˈswif(t)-nəs\

Definition of SWIFTNESS

1

:  the quality or state of being swift :  celerity

2

:  the fact of being swift

Examples of SWIFTNESS

1. <with amazing swiftness, the airline agent got our ticket changed, and we boarded the plane just as it was about to leave>

First Known Use of SWIFTNESS

before 12th century

Related to SWIFTNESS

Synonyms

celerity, fastness, fleetness, haste, hurry, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, speed, velocity

Antonyms

slowness, sluggishness

Related Words

clip, gait, pace, rate, tempo; drive, hustle; acceleration, hastiness, precipitation, precipitousness, rush; alacrity, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, promptitude, promptness; warp speed

Near Antonyms

languidness, languor, leisureliness, lethargy, torpidity, torpor; reluctance; deliberateness, deliberation; dilatoriness, lateness, pokiness, procrastination

Rhymes with SWIFTNESS

stiffness