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swiftness

Syllables: swift·ness/ˈswɪftnɪs/

swiftness noun: the state of being swift.

Noun

swiftness (usually uncountable, plural swiftnesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being swift.
    • with remarkable swiftness
    • demonstrate swiftness
    Synonyms:
    celerity, haste, rapidity

swiftness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

swiftness in Hindi

swiftness, sudden quick movement or activity
फर्राटा pharrāṭā

swiftness in Tamil

swiftness, quickness
வேகம் vēkam
swiftness, rapidity, speed
கவனம் kavaṉam
swiftness
மும்முரம் mummuram
swiftness, rapidity, fleetness
கதி kati

swiftness in Urdu

جولانی, لپ جھپ, لپک, پھرتی, سرعت, تیزی

swiftness in Kannada

swiftness; quickness
ಬೇಗ bēga
swiftness
ವೇಗ vēga
More languagesFewer languages
swiftness in Sanskrit
लाघव lāghava, रहस् rahas

Examples of swiftness in a sentence

  • The swiftness of his reaction saved the child.
  • They admired the swiftness of the river’s current.
  • He completed the task with unexpected swiftness.

Synonyms of swiftness

Forms of swiftness

pluralswiftnesses

Origin of swiftness

From Middle English swiftnesse, swyftnesse, from Old English swiftnes (“swiftness”), equivalent to swift + -ness.

Questions about swiftness

What does swiftness mean?
Swiftness means the state of being swift.
What is swiftness in Hindi?
Swiftness in Hindi is फर्राटा (pharrāṭā). See Swiftness meaning in Hindi.
How do you use swiftness in a sentence?
The swiftness of his reaction saved the child.
What part of speech is swiftness?
Swiftness is a noun.
How do you pronounce swiftness?
Swiftness is pronounced /ˈswɪftnɪs/.
What is the plural of swiftness?
The plural of swiftness is swiftnesses.

Words near swiftness in the dictionary

  1. swiftlier
  2. swiftliest
  3. swiftlike
  4. swiftly
  5. Swiftmania
  6. swiftness
  7. swiftnesses
  8. Swiftology
  9. Swiftonomics
  10. swifts
  11. Swifts Creek

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: swiftness (page history and authors); फर्राटा (Hindi) (page history and authors); கதி (Tamil) (page history and authors); swiftness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಬೇಗ (Kannada) (page history and authors); रहस् (Sanskrit) (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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