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quickness

/ˈkwɪknəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
quick-ness
IPA
/ˈkwɪknəs/
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English quiknes, qwiknes, quyknesse, cwicnesse, equivalent to quick + -ness.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

quicknesses (plural)

Phrases

with a quickness

Synonyms

celerity rapidity rapidness speediness mental quickness quick-wittedness adeptness adroitness deftness facility

Rhymes With

sickness thickness

Questions

How do you pronounce quickness?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɪknəs/.
What does quickness mean?
rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity
Where does quickness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce quickness

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