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celerity

noun

ce·​ler·​i·​ty sə-ˈler-ə-tē How to pronounce celerity (audio)
-ˈle-rə-
: rapidity of motion or action
Celerity of movement is vital in war.

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In the novel Of Human Bondage, W. Somerset Maugham tells of an undertaker's shop that used the words "Economy, Celerity, Propriety" as part of a window display involving "silver lettering on a black cloth" and "two model coffins." But celerity isn't dead in English writing, where it has proven its vitality since the Middle Ages. Shakespeare used it in Henry V when the chorus recited, "Thus with imagin'd wing our swift scene flies, / In motion of no less celerity / Than that of thought." Benjamin Franklin used it as a synonym of "velocity." And the speedy term (which can be traced back to celer, a Latin word meaning "swift") is still keeping pace today.

Example Sentences

a journalist who writes his well-crafted stories with remarkable celerity
Recent Examples on the Web Electrons in solids tend to bump into atoms instead of moving uninterrupted, so being able to control them with such celerity was crucial for the team to carry out its Peter-Pan-and-his-shadow manipulation of the electron and the hole. Karmela Padavic-callaghan, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2021 The list goes on, but the difference between now and centuries ago is the frequency and celerity with which materials move between continents and the increasing intensity of climate change. Claire Marie Porter, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2019 People solve mysteries and puzzles with shocking celerity. Daniel Payne, National Review, 20 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

Middle English celerite, borrowed from Anglo-French celeritee, borrowed from Latin celeritāt-, celeritās from celer "swift, speedy" + -itāt-, -itās -ity — more at accelerate

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of celerity was in the 15th century

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