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Antonyms for celerity

Grammar : Noun
Spell : suh-ler-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : səˈlɛr ɪ ti

Definition of celerity

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Old French celeritee (14c., Modern French célérité), from Latin celeritatem (nominative celeritas) "swiftness," from celer "swift," from possible PIE root *kel- "to drive, set in swift motion" (cf. Sanskrit carati "goes," Greek keles "fast horse or ship," keleuthos "journey, road," Lithuanian sulys "a gallop," Old High German scelo "stallion").
  • noun swiftness
Example sentences :
  • Celerity, valor, endurance, they were his iridescent neck and tail feathers.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • The pot-boy's movements resembled those of a tortoise in celerity.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • I let them both go with a celerity which to this day astonishes my memory.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of the Sea » by Joseph Conrad
  • They marveled at the celerity with which the fort was put up.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen » by Roger Finlay
  • He practised before a mirror and was satisfied with his celerity.
  • Extract from : « Jack O' Judgment » by Edgar Wallace
  • The celerity with which they pressed on their way, astonished the Europeans.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • You will be pleased with the celerity, if not with the perfection, of our work.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third, Volume 2 (of 2) » by The Duke of Buckingham
  • As they were sure to be pursued, safety depended on celerity.
  • Extract from : « Lectures on the French Revolution » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
  • It was all done with the celerity and ease with which things are accomplished in dreams.
  • Extract from : « How to Cook Husbands » by Elizabeth Strong Worthington
  • His bright eyes and the celerity of his movements testified to his hunger.
  • Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner

Synonyms for celerity

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