celerity C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /səˈlɛrəti/ UK /sɪˈlɛrɪti/ See IPA manual 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... swiftnessspeedrapidityquicknesshastevelocityalacrity ↔ Opposites slownesssluggishnessdelaytardiness Word family Related forms acceleratecelerate Etymology AI details From Latin celeritas ('swiftness'), from celer ('swift, quick'), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- ('to drive, set in motion'). celeritas Latin celer Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown