swiftness

noun

swift·​ness ˈswif(t)-nəs How to pronounce swiftness (audio)
1
: the quality or state of being swift : celerity
2
: the fact of being swift

Examples of swiftness in a Sentence

with amazing swiftness, the airline agent got our ticket changed, and we boarded the plane just as it was about to leave
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For many people, the rapid shift toward liberalization of marijuana policy, and the swiftness with which Americans have taken up consumption, has been great. Marin Cogan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 Those talons are going to perforate a colon with a swiftness, and no one wants to go to the emergency room with a gel tip stuck in the rectum. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 July 2024 In her cover shot, her swiftness on the court comes to life through a gravity-defying hair plait: equal parts fierce and glamourous. Colette Earley, refinery29.com, 20 Jan. 2024 That lethal swiftness of gun suicides is why the Medical College of Wisconsin is facilitating a program that literally puts safer gun ownership on the map. Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for swiftness 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of swiftness was before the 12th century

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“Swiftness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swiftness. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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