Definition of Swiftness

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Definition of Swiftness
	Swiftness The quality or state of being swift; speed; quickness; celerity; velocity; rapidity; as, the swiftness of a bird; the swiftness of a stream; swiftness of descent in a falling body; swiftness of thought, etc. Related Definitions: As, Being, Bird, Body, Celerity, Descent, Falling, In, Of, Or, Quality, Quickness, Rapidity, Speed, State, Stream, Swift, Swiftness, The, Thought, Velocity

Swiftness Quotations

The charms of the passing woman are generally in direct proportion to the swiftness of her passing.
Marcel Proust

The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.
Julia Ward Howe

There are a lot of messages that need to be sent to the criminal who is out there dealing in this on the streets of the United States. We need to send the message of swiftness and certain punishment.
Bill McCollum

They, astounded at the flash of the armor, and the swiftness of the charge, and attacked by showers of arrows and missiles, half naked as they were, never stopped to resist but gave way.
Arrian

Swift justice demands more than just swiftness.
Potter Stewart

Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.
Faith Baldwin

Swiftness Translations

swiftness in Latin is celeritas
swiftness in Swedish is snabbhet

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