celerity

C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement

US /səˈlɛrəti/ UK /sɪˈlɛrɪti/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
swiftness of movement or action; speed

The messengers carried the news with great celerity.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · swiftness of movement or... swiftness speed rapidity quickness haste velocity alacrity

Opposites

slowness sluggishness delaytardiness

Word family

Related forms acceleratecelerate

Etymology

From Latin celeritas ('swiftness'), from celer ('swift, quick'), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- ('to drive, set in motion').

celeritas Latin celer Middle English

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Verbs of Movement Word Formation & Derivatives

# celerity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** səˈlɛrəti
**IPA (UK):** sɪˈlɛrɪti

## Meanings
1. swiftness of movement or action; speed

## Examples
- The messengers carried the news with great celerity.

## Synonyms
- swiftness
- speed
- rapidity
- quickness
- haste
- velocity
- alacrity

## Antonyms
- slowness
- sluggishness
- delay
- tardiness

## Related Forms
- accelerate
- celerate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: celeritas
- Root: celer

## Etymology
From Latin celeritas ('swiftness'), from celer ('swift, quick'), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- ('to drive, set in motion').

## AI Etymology
Celerity is from Latin celeritas ('swiftness'), from celer ('swift, quick'), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- ('to drive, set in motion'). Important recorded forms include celeritas (Latin) and celer (Latin). The current sense covers swiftness of movement or action; speed. The wider family includes related words such as accelerate and celerate.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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