celerity

/səˈleɹəti/suh-LEH-ruh-tee

/səˈlɛɹəti/suh-LEH-ruh-tee

Meaningswiftness

Common meaning: swiftness

celerquick, swiftLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 310 · scan
itynoun ending: being so, the quality of

Journey through time

Latinceler‘quick, swift’
Frenchceleritésource
Englishcelerity‘swiftness’ · today

celer also in: accelerate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin celer ‘quick, swift’.

Roots

celer Latin “quick, swift”

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