noun
Meaning 1
The property of being fast; swiftness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
speediness
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/ˈspiːdinəs/
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rhymes with -iːdinəs
noun
Meaning 2
a rate that is rapid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pace, rate
Narrower terms: fleetness, immediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness, instancy, dispatch, despatch, expedition, expeditiousness, promptness, promptitude
History
Etymology
From Middle English spedines, from Old English spēdiġnes (“opulence, wealth”), equivalent to speedy + -ness.