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rapidness
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rapidness
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | haste |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, hastiness, heedlessness, hurly-burly, hurriedness, hurry, hustle, hustling, impatience, impetuosity, incautiousness, nimbleness, pace, precipitancy, precipitateness, prematureness, press, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, rashness, recklessness, rush, scamper, scramble, scurry, scuttle, speed, speediness, swiftness, urgency, velocity |
| Main Entry: | pace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | speed, tempo of motion |
| Synonyms: | beat, bounce, celerity, clip, downbeat, lick*, momentum, motion, movement, progress, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rate, swiftness, time, velocity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rapidity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quickness |
| Synonyms: | acceleration, alacrity, bat, briskness, celerity, dispatch, expedition, fleetness, gait, haste, hurry, pace, precipitateness, promptitude, promptness, rapidness, rush, speed, speediness, swiftness, velocity |
| Antonyms: | languidity, slowness |
| Main Entry: | speed |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rate of motion, often a high rate |
| Synonyms: | acceleration, activity, agility, alacrity, breeze, briskness, celerity, clip, dispatch, eagerness, expedition, fleetness, gait, haste, headway, hurry, hustle, legerity, lick, liveliness, momentum, pace, precipitancy, precipitation, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, readiness, rush, rustle, snap, steam, swiftness, urgency, velocity |
| Notes: | speed is the distance an object travels during a unit of time; velocity is the distance an object travels in a specified direction during a unit of time |
| Main Entry: | velocity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | speed |
| Synonyms: | acceleration, celerity, dispatch, expedition, fleetness, gait, haste, headway, hurry, impetus, momentum, pace, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rate, swiftness, tempo |
| Notes: | speed is the distance an object travels during a unit of time; velocity is the distance an object travels in a specified direction during a unit of time |
| Main Entry: | expeditiousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quickness |
| Synonyms: | briskness, celerity, dispatch, expedition, fleetness, haste, hastiness, hustle, rapidity, rapidness, speed, speediness, swiftness |
| Main Entry: | fleetness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | haste |
| Synonyms: | celerity, expedition, expeditiousness, fastness, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, hustle, hustling, nimbleness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rush, speed, speediness, swiftness |
| Main Entry: | precipitance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | haste |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, hastiness, heedlessness, hurly-burly, hurriedness, hustle, hustling, impatience, impetuosity, incautiousness, nimbleness, pace, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitation, prematureness, press, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rashness, recklessness, rush, scamper, scramble, scurry, scuttle, swiftness, urgency, velocity |
| Main Entry: | precipitancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | haste |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, hastiness, heedlessness, hurly-burly, hurriedness, hustle, hustling, impatience, impetuosity, incautiousness, nimbleness, pace, precipitance, precipitateness, precipitation, prematureness, press, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rashness, recklessness, rush, scamper, scramble, scurry, scuttle, swiftness, urgency, velocity |
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