celerity

Definitions

celer (swift) + -ity (state) = the state of being swift, i.e. speed. The purest and most direct survivor of the root celer, but kept formal and literary — rare in everyday speech.

Common Collocations

• 1.with celerity迅速地
• 2.remarkable celerity非凡的速度
• 3.great celerity极快的速度

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The orders were carried out with remarkable celerity.

• 2.

  She replied with a celerity that surprised everyone.