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Definition of quickness - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
fast speedspeed in movement or activity
- Her quickness on the field was impressive.
2.
intelligencemental sharpness in responding
- She answered the questions with remarkable quickness.
Expressions with quickness
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ability to think and respond rapidly
Her mental quickness helped her solve the puzzle quickly.
ability to think and respond with clever ideas quickly
Her quickness of wit impressed everyone at the party.
very quickly or rapidly
She finished the project with a quickness.
Origin of quickness
Old English, cwic (alive) + -ness (state)
Terms with quickness included in their meaning
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speed
having the least speed or quickness
softly
without strong force or quickness
mental quickness
quickness of understanding or learning
lively
full of energy and quickness
speed quickness
happen very quickly or very soon
fast urgency
requirement for quickness
mental quickness
able to think and understand quickly
mental sharpness
quickness of mind and understanding
intelligence
lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
speed
quickness and speed in response
speed quickness
happens very quickly, quicker than one expects
quick action
done with quickness or immediacy
intelligence
quickness and shrewdness of the mind
movement
in a nimble manner with quickness and ease
thought
with mental quickness and adaptability
quickness
quality of being quick and active
general speed
quickness in movement or action
mental skill
mental quickness and cleverness
quick action
done with quickness or promptness
movement quickness
characterized by small, quick movements or actions
mental slowness
lack of quickness or sharpness in understanding
speed
quickness in response or action
Examples of quickness in a sentence
The quickness of the rescue operation saved lives. His quickness in solving puzzles amazed everyone. The lawyer's quickness in thinking helped win the case.
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- French:rapidité, vivacité, ...
- German:Schnelligkeit, Geistesgegenwart, ...
- Italian:velocità, ...
- Spanish:rapidez, agilidad mental, ...
- Portuguese:rapidez, prontidão, ...
- Chinese:速度, 快速反应, ...
- Japanese:速さ, 機敏さ, ...
- Arabic:سُرْعَة, بَديهة, ...
- Hebrew:זְרִיזוּת, חַדּוּת, ...
- Russian:быстрота, сообразительность, ...
- Ukrainian:швидкість, кмітливість, ...
- Hindi:तेजी, तीव्रता, ...
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