quickness

rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity

Noun

  1. rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity
    • The quickness of the hand deceives the eye.

Origin

From Middle English quiknes, qwiknes, quyknesse, cwicnesse, equivalent to quick + -ness.

Forms

quicknesses

Synonyms

celerity

Derived

with a quickness

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