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noun
- 1. the quality of moving fast or doing something in a short time: "an athlete with outstanding quickness and agility"
- 2. the quality of being prompt to understand, think, or learn: "his quickness of mind gained him the respect of all parties"
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the quality of being fast: the quickness of his movements. her quickness to understand. See. quick. Fewer examples. He had an obvious intelligence and quickness about him. She is a young talent with exceptional strength and quickness. His quickness of mind is matched by his movement. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Synonyms for QUICKNESS: speed, velocity, hurry, swiftness, rapidity, rate, celerity, pace; Antonyms of QUICKNESS: slowness, sluggishness, lethargy, reluctance, languor, torpidity, torpor, deliberation
: done or taking place with rapidity. gave them a quick look. b (1) : fast in understanding, thinking, or learning : mentally agile. a quick wit. quick thinking. (2) : reacting to stimuli with speed and keen sensitivity. (3) : aroused immediately and intensely. quick tempers. c. : marked by speed, readiness, or promptness of physical movement.
A quality of moving fast, physically or mentally, is quickness. The quickness of your reaction saved your little sister from falling off the monkey bars and hitting her head. Quickness is almost always a positive attribute, whether it's the quickness of a cornerback on a football field or an improv comic's quickness of phrase.
1. Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy: an animal that is quick enough to escape most predators. 2. Learning, thinking, or understanding with speed and dexterity; bright: a quick mind. 3. a. Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen: quick reflexes. b. Reacting immediately and sharply: a quick temper. 4. a.
quickness. noun. These are words and phrases related to quickness. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of quickness. BRILLIANCE. Synonyms. brilliance. intelligence. smartness. braininess. wisdom. profundity. sagacity. shrewdness. keenness. cleverness. inventiveness. resourcefulness. ingenuity.
noun [ U ] us / ˈkwɪk.nəs / uk / ˈkwɪk.nəs / Add to word list. the quality of being fast: the quickness of his movements. her quickness to understand. See. quick. Fewer examples. He had an obvious intelligence and quickness about him. She is a young talent with exceptional strength and quickness. His quickness of mind is matched by his movement.
