Word of the Day 12/13/21 Celerity
Celerity (noun)
celerity [ suh-ler-i-tee ]
noun
1. swiftness; speed.
WORDS RELATED TO CELERITY
alacrity, briskness, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, gait, haste, hurry, hustle, legerity, promptness, quickness, rapidity, speed, speediness, swiftness, velocity, vivacity
OTHER WORDS FOR CELERITY
See synonyms for celerity on Thesaurus.com
alacrity, dispatch, briskness.
SYNONYM STUDY FOR CELERITY
See speed.
Origin: First recorded in 1480–90; earlier celerite, from Middle French, from Latin celeritās, equivalent to celer “swift” + -itās-ity
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celerity [ suh-ler-i-tee ]
noun
1. swiftness; speed.
WORDS RELATED TO CELERITY
alacrity, briskness, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, gait, haste, hurry, hustle, legerity, promptness, quickness, rapidity, speed, speediness, swiftness, velocity, vivacity
OTHER WORDS FOR CELERITY
See synonyms for celerity on Thesaurus.com
alacrity, dispatch, briskness.
SYNONYM STUDY FOR CELERITY
See speed.
Origin: First recorded in 1480–90; earlier celerite, from Middle French, from Latin celeritās, equivalent to celer “swift” + -itās-ity
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
