rapidness
21expeditiousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Rapidness of movement or activity: celerity, dispatch, expedition, fleetness, haste, hurry, hustle, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speed, speediness, swiftness. See FAST …
22speediness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Rapidness of movement or activity: celerity, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, haste, hurry, hustle, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speed, swiftness. See FAST …
23rapidity — n. 1. Swiftness, quickness, celerity, velocity, rapidness, haste, speed, fleetness, agility. 2. Quickness, rapidness. 3. Haste, quickness …
24quickness — noun 1. skillful performance or ability without difficulty (Freq. 1) his quick adeptness was a product of good design he was famous for his facility as an archer • Syn: ↑adeptness, ↑adroitness, ↑deftness, ↑facility …
25rapidity — noun a rate that is rapid (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑celerity, ↑quickness, ↑rapidness, ↑speediness • Derivationally related forms: ↑speedy (for: ↑ …
26speediness — noun a rate that is rapid • Syn: ↑celerity, ↑quickness, ↑rapidity, ↑rapidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑speedy, ↑rapid (for: ↑rapidness) …
27shoot from the hip — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To fire a gun held at the hip without aiming by aligning the barrel with one s eye. * /In many Western movies the heroic sheriff defeats the villains by shooting from the hip./ 2. To speak sincerely, frankly, and without… …
28shoot from the hip — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To fire a gun held at the hip without aiming by aligning the barrel with one s eye. * /In many Western movies the heroic sheriff defeats the villains by shooting from the hip./ 2. To speak sincerely, frankly, and without… …
29Rapidity — Ra*pid i*ty (r[.a]*p[i^]d [i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. rapiditas: cf. F. rapidit[ e].] The quality or state of being rapid; swiftness; celerity; velocity; as, the rapidity of a current; rapidity of speech; rapidity of growth or improvement. [1913 Webster] …
30rapid — I. adjective Etymology: Latin rapidus seizing, sweeping, rapid, from rapere to seize, sweep away; akin to Lithuanian aprėpti to embrace Date: 1634 marked by a fast rate of motion, activity, succession, or occurrence Synonyms: see fast • rapidly… …
