swiftness

swift

 (swĭft)

adj. swift·er, swift·est

1. Moving or capable of moving with great speed; fast. See Synonyms at fast¹.

2. Coming, occurring, or accomplished quickly: a swift retort.

3. Quick to act or react: swift to take revenge.

adv.

Swiftly. Often used in combination: swift-running.

n.

1.

a. A cylinder on a carding machine.

b. A reel used to hold yarn as it is being wound off.

2. Any of various small dark insect-eating birds of the family Apodidae, having long pointed wings and a short forked tail, and noted for their swift flight.

3. Any of various small, fast-moving North American lizards, especially of the genus Sceloporus.

---

[Middle English, from Old English.]

---

swift′ly adv.

swift′ness n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

swiftness - a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" fastness, speed pace, rate - the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated" haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation - overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" execution speed - (computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS graduality, gradualness - the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

swiftness

noun

1. rapidity, speed, quickness, promptness The secrecy and swiftness of the invasion shocked and amazed army officers.

2. speed, velocity, alacrity, expedition, dispatch, fleetness, celerity, speediness With incredible swiftness she ran down the passage.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

swiftness

noun

Rapidness of movement or activity:

celerity, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, haste, hurry, hustle, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speed, speediness.

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

سُرْعَه

rychlost

hurtighed

Schnelligkeit

rapiditéhâte

hraîi, snerpa

rapidit...

kjapphet

çabuklukhızlı olma

敏捷迅速

swiftness

[ˈswɪftnɪs] N [of runner] → rapidez f, velocidad f; [of reaction] → prontitud f, rapidez f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

swiftness

[ˈswɪftnɪs] n → rapidité f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

swiftness

n → Schnelligkeit f; (of movement, steps also) → Flinkheit f; (of reaction, reply also) → Promptheit f; (of pace) → Raschheit f; the swiftness of the current → die reißende Strömung

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

swiftness

[ˈswɪftnɪs] n (see adj) → rapidità, repentinità, velocità, prontezza

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

swift¹

(swift) adjective

fast or quick. a swift horse; Our methods are swift and efficient; a swift-footed animal. vinnig سَريع، رَشيق бърз rápido rychlý schnell hurtig; hurtig- σβέλτοςrápido, veloz kiire, kärme سريع nopea rapideמהיר तुरत, तेज brz, hitar gyors cepat snöggur, fljótur rapido, veloce 素速い 신속한 greitas ātrs; straujš pantas` snelrask, kjapp, snar i vendingenszybki تیز،چټګ rápido rapid быстрый rýchly hiter brz snabb ฉับพลัน hızlı, çabuk 迅速的 швидкий, скорий تیز رفتار mau, nhanh, lẹ 迅速的

ˈswiftly adverb

vinnig بِسُرْعَه набързо rapidamente rychle schnell hurtigt σβέλτα rápidamente kärmelt به سرعت nopeasti rapidementבמהירות तेजी से, तत्परतापूर्वक, स्फुर्ति के सा‍थ brzo, hitro gyorsan dengan cepat snögglega rapidamente 素速く 심속하게 greitai ātri; strauji dengan pantas snelraskt, kjaptszybko له سرعت سره rapidamente cu rapiditate, în grabă быстро rýchlo hitro brzo snabbt อย่างรวดเร็ว hızla, çabucak 迅速地 швидко, похапцем تیزی کے ساتھ mau, nhanh 迅速地

ˈswiftness noun

vinnigheid سُرْعَه бързина rapidez rychlost die Schnelligkeit hurtighed σβελτάδαrapidez kärmus سرعت nopeus rapiditéמהירות तेजी, तत्परता, शीघ्रता, फुर्तीलापन, स्फूर्ति brzina, hitrost gyorsaság kecepatan hraði, snerpa rapidità 素速さ 심속함 greitumas ātrums; straujums kepantasan snelheidraskhet, kjapphetszybkość تیزی rapidez rapiditate быстрота rýchlosť hitrost brzina snabbhet ความว่องไว hızlı olma, çabukluk 敏捷，迅速 швидкість تیزی sự mau, sự nhanh 敏捷，迅速

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.