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fleetness

noun

Definition of fleetnessnext
as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance clipper ships were renowned for their fleetness on the high seas

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Recent Examples of fleetness Flagg is basketball’s latest stretch talent, 6-foot-9 with fleetness and an on-ball bag. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleetness
  1. speed
  2. velocity
Noun
  • The victim can be seen running full speed away from a man chasing him down with a knife before escaping into a building in a harrowing video taken from a surveillance camera, posted on X by Crown Heights Shmira.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Progress as promised, thanks in part to getting back to game speed and in between being better able to identify particular fundamentals to focus on.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of speed
Noun
  • Look at marketing velocity, development requirements, brand governance, performance and whether the architecture can support where the business is going.
    — James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The whole spirit of the 7 BC is to drive heavier bullets at higher velocities out of shorter barrels.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of velocity

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“Fleetness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleetness. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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