quickness
Plural: quicknesses
Noun
- skillful performance or ability without difficulty
- intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
- a rate that is rapid
- rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity
Examples
- The quickness of the hand deceives the eye.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English quiknes, qwiknes, quyknesse, cwicnesse, equivalent to quick + -ness.
Synonyms
adeptness, adroitness, celerity, deftness, facility, mental quickness, quick-wittedness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness
Scrabble Score: 24
quickness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordquickness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
quickness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary