CELERITY

celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness

(noun) a rate that is rapid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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



RESET




Word of the Day

9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins