quickness

Noun

Meaning

The condition or quality of being quick or living; life.

Activity; briskness; especially, rapidity of motion; speed; celerity; as, quickness of wit.

Acuteness of perception; keen sensibility.

Sharpness; pungency of taste.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rapidity celerity speed velocity facility dispatch readiness agility sharpness haste promptness fleetness adroitness expedition swiftness
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Antonyms

density delay dislike deliberation stupidity apathy
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Hypernyms

rate intelligence pace skillfulness

Hyponyms

despatch touch dispatch immediacy dexterity promptness

Phrases with the word

quickness of mind

Examples

Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended. Alfred North Whitehead

The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance. Jane Austen

No," I said finally. "Slowness in Answering," she said into the handheld. "When's the last time you slept?" "1940" I said promptly, which is the problem with Quickness in Answering. Connie Willis

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are. George Santayana

Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness. Mark Rothko

He's good inside, very good, strong physically. The one thing that surprised me the most was his quickness. And his defensive ability. He moves his head a lot, feints a lot. He's not an easy man to hit. Roberto Durán

Close letter words and terms

quickly-pinnate Quicklyism quickmatch quickness of mind quickplay quicksand