Synonyms for quickness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kwik

Phonetic Transcription : kwɪk

Top 10 synonyms for quickness

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Définition 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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