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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kwik
Phonetic Transcription : kwɪk



Definition of quickness

Origin :
  • c.1200, "state of being alive," from quick (adj.) + -ness. Early 15c. as "alacrity;" mid-15c. as "readiness of perception."
  • noun swiftness
  • noun speed
Example sentences :
  • This quickness upon me, interrupted my mother, is not to be borne!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • So turning from me, she spoke with quickness, Whither now, Clary Harlowe?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Your young mistress has contributed a great deal to this quickness of yours.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • The thought did not present itself so quietly but that her quickness intercepted it.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • I was a little afraid of his raillery, and of the quickness of his observation.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Pemberton was on his feet again with the quickness of a cat.
  • Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner
  • Quickness had died out of her under the influence of the night.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • His quickness of movement was no longer a fight against, but a fulfilment of desire.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • And is not shrewdness a quickness or cleverness of the soul, and not a quietness?
  • Extract from : « Charmides » by Plato
  • And yet a likeness, a sort of quickness and sensibility, common to them all.
  • Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy

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