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promptness

/ˈpɹɒmptnəs/

promptness noun: the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.

Noun

promptness (usually uncountable, plural promptnesses)

  1. (usually) The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.
  2. (usually) Adherence to a designated time.
    • Miss Frensham evidently did foresee some satisfaction in talking about it, for she came at once. In view of her circumstances, Carrados could not but deem her rather extravagant, for nothing but a taxi from door to door could explain the promptness of her arrival.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
    Synonyms:
    punctuality

promptness meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Tagalog

promptness in Tamil

ஆயத்தம், விரைவு, பளிச்செனல், நெருக்கெனல், செயற்படத் தயாரான தன்மை, நேரந்தாழ்த்தாமை

promptness in Urdu

پھرتی

promptness in Malayalam

കണിശം, സന്നദ്ധത

promptness in Tagalog

the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay
hagol
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promptness in Thai
ความไม่ลังเล, ความรวดเร็ว, ความตรงต่อเวลา

Synonyms of promptness

Forms of promptness

pluralpromptnesses

Origin of promptness

From prompt + -ness.

Questions about promptness

What does promptness mean?
Promptness means the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.
What is promptness in Tamil?
Promptness in Tamil is ஆயத்தம், விரைவு, பளிச்செனல். See Promptness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is promptness?
Promptness is a noun.
How do you pronounce promptness?
Promptness is pronounced /ˈpɹɒmptnəs/.
What is the plural of promptness?
The plural of promptness is promptnesses.

Words near promptness in the dictionary

  1. promptitudes
  2. promptive
  3. promptless
  4. promptlike
  5. promptly
  6. promptness
  7. promptnesses
  8. promptress
  9. promptresses
  10. prompts
  11. promptscript

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Adapted from Wiktionary: promptness (page history and authors); promptness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); promptness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); promptness (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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