celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness
(noun) a rate that is rapid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
celerity (usually uncountable, plural celerities)
Speed, swiftness.
(oceanography) The speed of individual waves (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves).
(hydrology) The speed with which a perturbation to the flow propagates through the flow domain.
(telecommunications, dated) The speed of symbol transmission, now called baud rate.
Source: Wiktionary
Ce*ler"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. celeritas, from celer swiftm speedy: sf. F. célérité.]
Definition: Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness. Time, with all its celerity, moves slowly to him whose whole employment is to watch its flight. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
