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
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
