CELERITY


Meaning of CELERITY in English

-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

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