Quickness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

skillful performance or ability without difficulty

intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈɪknəs/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈɪknəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈɪknəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kwˈɪknəs/.

Examples

his quick adeptness was a product of good design
he was famous for his facility as an archer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adroitness mental quickness speediness rapidity rapidness adeptness quick-wittedness deftness facility celerity

Parts of Speech

noun	skillful performance or ability without difficulty “his quick adeptness was a product of good design”
noun	intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
noun	a rate that is rapid

Word Forms

adept	adjective	having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
adroit	adjective	quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
deft	adjective	skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
facile	adjective	performing adroitly and without effort
quick	adjective	moving quickly and lightly
quick-witted	adjective	mentally nimble and resourceful
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

Schnelligkeit

geschickte Leistung oder Fähigkeit ohne Schwierigkeiten

🇫🇷French

rapidité

performance ou capacité habile sans difficulté

🇪🇸Spanish

rapidez

desempeño hábil o habilidad sin dificultad

🇮🇹Italian

rapidità

prestazione o abilità abili senza difficoltà

🇳🇱Dutch

snelheid

bekwame prestaties of vaardigheden zonder problemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

rapidez

desempenho habilidoso ou habilidade sem dificuldade

🇷🇺Russian

быстрота

умелое исполнение или умение без затруднений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वेग

बिना किसी कठिनाई के कुशल प्रदर्शन या क्षमता

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্রুততা

দক্ষ কর্মক্ষমতা বা অসুবিধা ছাড়াই ক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

விரைவு

திறமையான செயல்திறன் அல்லது சிரமம் இல்லாமல் திறன்

🇮🇳Telugu

త్వరితత్వం

నైపుణ్యంతో కూడిన పనితీరు లేదా కష్టం లేకుండా సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

वेग

कौशल्यपूर्ण कामगिरी किंवा अडचणीशिवाय क्षमता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝડપીતા

કુશળ કામગીરી અથવા મુશ્કેલી વિના ક્ષમતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ತ್ವರಿತತೆ

ಕೌಶಲ್ಯಪೂರ್ಣ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಷಮತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദ്രുതഗതി

നൈപുണ്യമുള്ള പ്രകടനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടില്ലാതെ കഴിവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੇਜ਼ਤਾ

ਹੁਨਰਮੰਦ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਯੋਗਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جلدی

ہنر مند کارکردگی یا بغیر کسی مشکل کے قابلیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

速度

没有困难的熟练表现或能力

🇯🇵Japanese

素早さ

困難のない巧みなパフォーマンスまたは能力

🇰🇷Korean

민첩

능숙한 수행이나 능력이 어려움 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhanh chóng

thực hiện khéo léo hoặc khả năng mà không gặp khó khăn

🇹🇭Thai

ความรวดเร็ว

การแสดงทักษะหรือความสามารถอย่างไม่ลำบาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecepatan

kinerja terampil atau kemampuan tanpa kesulitan

🇵🇭Filipino

kabilisan

mahusay na pagganap o kakayahan nang walang kahirapan

🇲🇾Malay

kepantasan

prestasi mahir atau keupayaan tanpa kesukaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سرعة

الأداء الماهر أو القدرة دون صعوبة

🇮🇷Persian

سرعت

عملکرد یا توانایی ماهرانه بدون مشکل

🇹🇷Turkish

çabukluk

zorluk çekmeden ustaca performans veya yetenek

🇮🇱Hebrew

זְרִיזוּת

ביצועים מיומנים או יכולת ללא קושי

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