Meanings
plural hastinesses
- countableuncountableThe characteristic of being hasty.
1 more example
But before al of them were assembled to begin their sports, there came a fellow, who being out of breath (or seeming so to be for haste) with humble hastines told Basilius, that his Mistres, the Lady Cecropia, had sent him to excuse the mischance of her beastes ranging in that dãgerous sort, being happened by the folly of the keeper; […]
The New Arcadia
c. 1580 (date written), Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLCSynonyms: haste
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe characteristic of being hasty.
More synonyms by meaning
nounoverly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishhastynes
- Englishhastiness
From Middle English hastynes; equivalent to hasty + -ness.
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Arabic اِسْتِعْجَال
- اِسْتِعْجَال (istiʕjāl)characteristic of being hasty
Bulgarian прибързаност, припряност
- прибързаност (pribărzanost)characteristic of being hasty
- припряност (priprjanost)characteristic of being hasty
Finnish kiireisyys
- kiireisyyscharacteristic of being hasty
Spanish desprevención, imprevisión
- desprevencióncharacteristic of being hasty
- imprevisióncharacteristic of being hasty
Turkish acelecilik
- acelecilikcharacteristic of being hasty
Cite this entry
hastiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hastiness
“hastiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hastiness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hastiness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hastiness.
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