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Definition of Swiftness
1. Noun. A rate (usually rapid) at which something happens. "The project advanced with gratifying speed"
Generic synonyms: Pace, Rate
Specialized synonyms: Haste, Hastiness, Hurriedness, Hurry, Precipitation, Execution Speed, Graduality, Gradualness
Attributes: Fast, Slow
Derivative terms: Fast, Fast, Fast, Speed, Speed, Speed, Speed, Speed, Speedy, Swift
Definition of Swiftness
1. n. The quality or state of being swift; speed; quickness; celerity; velocity; rapidity; as, the swiftness of a bird; the swiftness of a stream; swiftness of descent in a falling body; swiftness of thought, etc.
Definition of Swiftness
1. Noun. the state of being swift ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swiftness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swiftness
Literary usage of Swiftness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right Rev. John Wilkins by John Wilkins (1802)
"Of swiftness: how it may be increased to any kind of proportion. Concerning the
great force of Archimedes his engines. Of the Ballista. ..."
2. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1855)
"The smaller the lungs are in proportion to the body, the greater is the swiftness
of the animal. It is in the chameleon that the lungs are the largest in ..."
3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"... expedition as those heavy bodies were capable of exerting, the rapid flight
of an enemy, whose infantry and cavalry moved with almost equal swiftness. ..."
4. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"There men die with great swiftness, and those who live suffer many and curious
things. I do not think that my friends concerned themselves much with the ..."
5. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1884)
"These Hummingbird or Hawk Moths may be seen during the morning and evening twilight
flying with great swiftness from flower to flower. Their wings are long, ..."
6. The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right Rev. John Wilkins by John Wilkins (1802)
"Of swiftness: how it may be increased to any kind of proportion. Concerning the
great force of Archimedes his engines. Of the Ballista. ..."
7. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1855)
"The smaller the lungs are in proportion to the body, the greater is the swiftness
of the animal. It is in the chameleon that the lungs are the largest in ..."
8. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"... expedition as those heavy bodies were capable of exerting, the rapid flight
of an enemy, whose infantry and cavalry moved with almost equal swiftness. ..."
9. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"There men die with great swiftness, and those who live suffer many and curious
things. I do not think that my friends concerned themselves much with the ..."
10. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1884)
"These Hummingbird or Hawk Moths may be seen during the morning and evening twilight
flying with great swiftness from flower to flower. Their wings are long, ..."
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