swiftness
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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.
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Noun | 1. | swiftness - a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying 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 |
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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.
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swiftness
nounRapidness of movement or activity:
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سُرْعَه
rychlost
hurtighed
hraîi, snerpa
çabuklukhızlı olma
swiftness
[ˈswɪftnɪs] N [of runner] → rapidez f, velocidad f; [of reaction] → prontitud f, rapidez fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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
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swift1
(swift) adjective fast or quick. a swift horse; Our methods are swift and efficient; a swift-footed animal.
ˈswiftly adverbˈswiftness noun
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