quickness

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/ˈkwɪknəs/

noun

rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity

“The quickness of the hand deceives the eye.”

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celerityadeptnessadroitnessdeftnessfacilitymental quicknessquick-wittednessrapidity
OriginMiddle English quiknes →
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Meanings

nounquickness (countable and uncountable, plural quicknesses)

plural quicknesses

  1. countableuncountablerapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity

    The quickness of the hand deceives the eye.

    Synonyms: celerity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounrapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity

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celerity

More synonyms by meaning

nounskillful performance or ability without difficulty

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adeptnessadroitnessdeftnessfacility
Broader
skillfulness

nounintelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay

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mental quicknessquick-wittedness
Broader
intelligence

nouna rate that is rapid

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celerityrapidityrapidnessspeediness
Broader
pacerate
Also see
adeptnessadroitnessalacrityceleritydeftnessfacilityquick-wittednessrapidityrapidnessspeediness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishquiknes
  2. Englishquickness

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek τάχος, ταχυτής
  • τάχος (tákhos)rapidity of movement or activity
  • ταχυτής (takhutḗs)rapidity of movement or activity
  • ὠκύτης (ōkútēs)rapidity of movement or activity
Bulgarian бързина
  • бързина (bărzina)rapidity of movement or activity
Chinese Mandarin 迅速
  • 迅速 (xùnsù)rapidity of movement or activity
Esperanto rapideco
  • rapidecorapidity of movement or activity
Finnish nopeus, vikkelyys
  • nopeusrapidity of movement or activity
  • vikkelyysrapidity of movement or activity
French rapidité
  • rapiditérapidity of movement or activity
German Schnelligkeit
  • Schnelligkeitrapidity of movement or activity
Hungarian gyorsaság
  • gyorsaságrapidity of movement or activity
Irish éascaíocht, aibéil
  • éascaíochtrapidity of movement or activity
  • aibéilrapidity of movement or activity
Italian rapidità
  • rapiditàrapidity of movement or activity
Japanese 速さ
  • 速さ (hayasa)rapidity of movement or activity
Latvian ašums
  • ašumsrapidity of movement or activity
Polish prędkość
  • prędkośćrapidity of movement or activity
Portuguese rapidez
  • rapidezrapidity of movement or activity
Russian быстрота́, стреми́тельность
  • быстрота́ (bystrotá)rapidity of movement or activity
  • стреми́тельность (stremítelʹnostʹ)rapidity of movement or activity
Spanish rapidez, festinación
  • rapidezrapidity of movement or activity
  • festinaciónrapidity of movement or activity
  • celeridadrapidity of movement or activity
  • priesarapidity of movement or activity
Turkish hız, hızlılık
  • hızrapidity of movement or activity
  • hızlılıkrapidity of movement or activity
  • çabuklukrapidity of movement or activity

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with quickness

thickness
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Cite this entry
APA

quickness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quickness

MLA

“quickness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quickness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quickness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quickness.

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