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    celerity
    /sɪˈlɛrɪti/

    noun

    • 1. swiftness of movement. archaic, literary

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › celerityCelerity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : rapidity of motion or action. Celerity of movement is vital in war. Did you know? Celerity hasn’t acted with much expressive celerity since its entry into English in the 1400s: it refers now as it did centuries ago to swiftness of motion or action.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCELERITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ U ] formal uk / səˈler.ə.ti / us / səˈler.ə.t̬i / Add to word list. speed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Speed of motion. at full/half throttle idiom. briskness. burst of speed. clip. clock. cruising speed. ground speed. hypersonic. hypervelocity. instantaneous velocity. light speed. linear velocity. momentum. pace.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › celerityCELERITY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Celerity definition: swiftness; speed. . See examples of CELERITY used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCELERITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CELERITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of celerity in English. celerity. noun [ U ] formal us / səˈler.ə.t̬i / uk / səˈler.ə.ti / Add to word list. speed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Speed of motion. at full/half throttle idiom. briskness. burst of speed. clip. clock. cruising speed. ground speed.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › celerityCelerity - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    While it looks a lot like celery, celerity means something that vegetables are not — fast moving. Gossip often travels with celerity, as do children trying to get to a big plate of cookies. When you see the word celerity, think accelerate, like a car when you step on the gas.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › celerityCelerity - definition of celerity by The Free Dictionary

    Define celerity. celerity synonyms, celerity pronunciation, celerity translation, English dictionary definition of celerity. n. Swiftness of action or motion; speed.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCELERITY definition in American English | Collins English ...

    celerity in American English. (səˈlerɪti) noun. swiftness; speed. SYNONYMS alacrity, dispatch, briskness. See speed. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › celerityCelerity Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. Swiftness in acting or moving; speed. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: speediness. rapidity. quickness. rapidness. velocity. legerity. speed. swiftness. hurry. haste. hustle. fleetness. expeditiousness. expedition. dispatch. Antonyms: sluggishness. slowness. Origin of Celerity.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › celeritycelerity - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 4, 2024 · celerity (usually uncountable, plural celerities) Speed, swiftness . ( oceanography, meteorology) The speed of an individual wave (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves); often denoted c . ( hydrology) The speed with which a perturbation to the flow propagates through the flow domain.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › celeritiesCELERITY Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Origin of celerity 1 First recorded in 1480–90; earlier celerite, from Middle French, from Latin celeritās, equivalent to celer “swift” + -itās -ity