-əd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English celerite, from Middle French célérité, from Latin celeritat-, celeritas, from celer swift + -itat-, -itas -ity; akin to Gothic haldan to feed, tend (animals), Greek kellein to beach (a ship), Sanskrit kalayati he drives
: rapidity of motion or action:
a. : promptness , alacrity
disposing of the parsnip wine with a celerity which might have been due to eagerness — Dorothy Sayers
b. : swiftness , speed
reptiles swim with great celerity