rapidity

noun

ra·​pid·​i·​ty rə-ˈpi-də-tē 

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: the quality or state of being rapid

Synonyms

• velocity
• speed

Examples of rapidity in a Sentence

the rapidity with which she can do mental math calculations is amazing

Recent Examples on the Web

The rapidity and the terseness of the onscreen action leaps from scene to scene, from event to event, from one salient point to the next, with nothing incidental in between, nothing revealing anything besides what directly elucidates the story as Polanski chooses to tell it. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025

Stablecoins effectively merge the dependability and stability of fiat currency with the rapidity, transparency, and programmability linked with cryptocurrencies and blockchains. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

The rapidity of this population decline has forced significant revisions to official estimates of how fast China will age. —Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 3 May 2022

But there was an undeniable disconnect between the skepticism and anti-commercialism of Squid Game’s worldview and the rapidity with which the series became merch. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French & Latin; French rapidité, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin rapiditāt-, rapiditās, from rapidus "flowing violently, rapid entry 1" + -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

1654, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rapidity

• acidity
• aridity
• avidity
• cupidity
• fluidity
• humidity
• liquidity
• lucidity
• morbidity
• placidity
• rancidity
• rigidity