Speedy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed

accomplished rapidly and without delay

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈiːdi/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈiːdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈiːdi/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈiːdi/.

Examples

a rapid movement
a speedy car
a speedy errand boy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quick rapid

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed “a rapid movement”
adjective	accomplished rapidly and without delay “was quick to make friends”

Word Forms

rapidness	noun	a rate that is rapid
rapidity	noun	a rate that is rapid
speediness	noun	a rate that is rapid
speed	noun	distance travelled per unit time
quickness	noun	a rate that is rapid

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schnell

gekennzeichnet durch Geschwindigkeit; sich mit hoher Geschwindigkeit bewegen oder sich mit hoher Geschwindigkeit fortbewegen können

🇫🇷French

rapide

caractérisé par la vitesse; se déplaçant ou capable de se déplacer à grande vitesse

🇪🇸Spanish

rápido

caracterizado por la velocidad; moverse o ser capaz de moverse a alta velocidad

🇮🇹Italian

veloce

caratterizzato dalla velocità; muoversi con o in grado di muoversi ad alta velocità

🇳🇱Dutch

snel

gekenmerkt door snelheid; zich voortbeweegt of in staat is zich met hoge snelheid te verplaatsen

🇵🇹Portuguese

rápido

caracterizado pela velocidade; movendo-se ou capaz de se mover em alta velocidade

🇷🇺Russian

быстрый

характеризуется скоростью; движущийся или способный двигаться с высокой скоростью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तीव्र

गति द्वारा विशेषता; तेज़ गति के साथ चलने वाला या चलने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্রুত

গতি দ্বারা চিহ্নিত; সাথে চলন্ত বা উচ্চ গতির সাথে চলতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

வேகமான

வேகத்தால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது; அதிக வேகத்துடன் நகரும் அல்லது நகரும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

వేగవంతమైన

వేగంతో వర్గీకరించబడింది; అధిక వేగంతో కదిలే లేదా కదలగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

वेगवान

गती द्वारे दर्शविले; उच्च वेगाने हलणे किंवा हलण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝડપી

ઝડપ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત; સાથે ખસેડવું અથવા ઊંચી ઝડપ સાથે ખસેડવા માટે સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೇಗವಾದ

ವೇಗದಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ; ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ವೇಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേഗം

വേഗതയുടെ സവിശേഷത; ഉയർന്ന വേഗതയിൽ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചലിക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੇਜ਼

ਗਤੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ; ਨਾਲ ਚੱਲਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਤੇਜ਼ ਰਫਤਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਚੱਲਣ ਦੇ ਸਮਰੱਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

تیز

رفتار کی طرف سے خصوصیات؛ تیز رفتاری کے ساتھ حرکت کرنا یا چلنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迅速

以速度为特征；高速移动或能够高速移动

🇯🇵Japanese

早い

characterized by speed;高速で移動する、または高速で移動できる

🇰🇷Korean

빠른

속도가 특징입니다. 고속으로 움직일 수 있거나 움직일 수 있는 능력

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhanh chóng

đặc trưng bởi tốc độ; di chuyển với hoặc có khả năng di chuyển với tốc độ cao

🇹🇭Thai

รวดเร็ว

โดดเด่นด้วยความเร็ว เคลื่อนที่ด้วยหรือสามารถเคลื่อนที่ด้วยความเร็วสูงได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

cepat

ditandai dengan kecepatan; bergerak dengan atau mampu bergerak dengan kecepatan tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

mabilis

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng bilis; gumagalaw kasama o may kakayahang gumalaw nang may mataas na bilis

🇲🇾Malay

pantas

dicirikan oleh kelajuan; bergerak dengan atau mampu bergerak dengan kelajuan tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سريع

تتميز بالسرعة؛ تتحرك بسرعة عالية أو قادرة على التحرك بسرعة عالية

🇮🇷Persian

سریع

با سرعت مشخص می شود. حرکت با یا قابلیت حرکت با سرعت بالا

🇹🇷Turkish

hızlı

hız ile karakterize edilir; yüksek hızla hareket eden veya yüksek hızla hareket edebilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָהִיר

מאופיין במהירות; נע עם או מסוגל לנוע במהירות גבוהה

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