Celerity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a rate that is rapid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌəʊlstəɹəʊlˈiːmiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌəʊlstəɹəʊlˈiːmiə/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊtʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quickness speediness rapidity rapidness

Word Forms

quick	adjective	performed with little or no delay
rapid	adjective	characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
speedy	adjective	accomplished rapidly and without delay

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geschwindigkeit

eine Geschwindigkeit, die schnell ist

🇫🇷French

célérité

un rythme rapide

🇪🇸Spanish

hombre destacado

un ritmo que es rápido

🇮🇹Italian

celerità

un ritmo rapido

🇳🇱Dutch

snelheid

een tempo dat snel is

🇵🇹Portuguese

celeridade

uma taxa que é rápida

🇷🇺Russian

быстрота

скорость, которая является быстрой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज्लदी

एक दर जो तीव्र है

🇧🇩Bengali

সেলিরিটি

একটি হার যা দ্রুত

🇮🇳Tamil

செலரிட்டி

வேகமான விகிதம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రముఖుడు

వేగవంతమైన రేటు

🇮🇳Marathi

ज्वलनशीलता

वेगवान दर

🇮🇳Gujarati

સેલિરિટી

એક દર જે ઝડપી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧತೆ

ವೇಗವಾದ ದರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സെലറിറ്റി

വേഗതയേറിയ നിരക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੈਲਰੀਟੀ

ਇੱਕ ਦਰ ਜੋ ਤੇਜ਼ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سلیقہ

ایک شرح جو تیز ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迅速

速度很快

🇯🇵Japanese

セレブリティ

速い速度

🇰🇷Korean

민첩함

빠른 속도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhanh nhẹn

một tốc độ nhanh chóng

🇹🇭Thai

ความฉับไว

อัตราที่รวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecepatan

tingkat yang cepat

🇵🇭Filipino

kilalang tao

isang rate na mabilis

🇲🇾Malay

selebriti

kadar yang pantas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سرعة

وهو معدل سريع

🇮🇷Persian

کرفس

نرخی که سریع است

🇹🇷Turkish

hız

hızlı bir oran

🇮🇱Hebrew

חִישָׁה

קצב מהיר

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The primary meaning of 'celerity' is 'a rate that is rapid'.

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