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promptitude

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being prompt; alacrity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the characteristic of doing things without delay

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: promptness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness

History

Etymology

From Middle English promptitude, from Late Latin prōmptitūdō, from Classical Latin prōmptus. By surface analysis, prompt + -itude.