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Definition of Celerity
1. Noun. A rate that is rapid.
Generic synonyms: Pace, Rate
Specialized synonyms: Fleetness, Immediacy, Immediateness, Instancy, Instantaneousness, Despatch, Dispatch, Expedition, Expeditiousness, Promptitude, Promptness
Derivative terms: Quick, Quick, Quick, Quick, Quick, Rapid, Rapid, Rapid, Rapid, Speedy, Speedy
Definition of Celerity
1. n. Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness.
Definition of Celerity
1. Noun. (qualifier in literary usage) Speed. ¹
2. Noun. (context: oceanography) The speed of individual waves (as opposed to the speed of groups of waves). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Celerity
1. swiftness [n -TIES] - See also: swiftness
Lexicographical Neighbors of Celerity
Literary usage of Celerity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin, William Duane (1834)
"does really move with the same celerity as it did when impelled by the same ...
What is equal celerity but a measuring the same space by moving bodies in ..."
2. Universal Arithmetick, Or, A Treatise of Arithmetical Composition and by Isaac Newton, Edmond Halley (1720)
"Whence, if the Product of the Bulk and celerity of one Globe be divided by the
Bulk of the other Globe, you'll have the celerity of the other before and ..."
3. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell (1826)
"the celerity of your motions. He that knows which way to direct his view, sees
much in a little time. " Write to me very often, and I will not neglect to ..."
4. The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including the Private as Well as the by Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow (1904)
"If, then, in 3a, each a requires once the first force / to be moved with the
celerity c, would not each move with the force / and celerity c ? and ..."
5. Notes on the Early Settlement of the North-western Territory by Jacob Burnet, D. Appleton and Company, Morgan and Overend (1847)
"Its celerity and success.— Col. Wilkinson's expedition against the same
tribes.—Conducted with skill and success.—Organization of Gen. St. Clair's army. ..."
6. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1874)
"... insects of the grasshopper tribe ; these insects, when thrown e bird contrives
to catch in his beak with great celerity ; rough failure to catch them, ..."
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