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Celerity
Swiftness; speed; rapid movement.
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Celebrities, such as Michael Jordan and Jerry Rice, usually like driving fast and expensive sports cars such as the Porsche.
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Sounds Like
suh-LER-i-tee
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Looks Like
Celebrity (the word resembles 'celebrity')
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Remember This
From Latin celeritas meaning swiftness; related words include accelerate, decelerate, and celerity itself used in formal contexts.
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Connect With
Accelerate, speed, swiftness
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Note
Celerity is a formal noun meaning quickness of movement or action. It is not commonly used in everyday speech; use synonyms like speed or swiftness in casual writing.
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Examples
- The cheetah moved with remarkable celerity across the plain.
- Emergency responders must act with celerity to save lives.
Synonyms
swiftnessspeedrapidityalacrity
Antonyms
slownessdelayinertia
Etymology
From Latin celeritas, from celerus meaning swift.
Mnemonic
CELERITY: Think of it as the state of being swift. A handy mnemonic is to connect 'celer-' (swift) with '-ity' (state of); imagine runners bursting from a cellar with great speed to recall the meaning.
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