rapidnessn.

Brit.

/ˈrapᵻdnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈræpədnəs/

Forms: see rapid adj., adv., and n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rapid adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < rapid adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier rapidity n.

Swiftness, speed; rapidity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun]

swiftnessc888

speedOE

swiftship?c1225

swifthead1340

speedfulnessc1386

quickness?a1425

hastinessc1425

speediheadc1450

swiftinessa1464

radeur1477

celerity1483

speediness1530

swithnessc1540

velocity1555

raptness1582

pernicity1592

rapidity1601

fastness1604

fleetness1625

rida1642

rapidness1650

mercuriousnessa1661

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine ii. vi. 141 The river of Iordan runneth through the midst of this Sea, and mingleth not therewith, but preserveth his own stream intire: which some impute to the swiftness, yea rapidness of his course.

1697 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ I. ii. x. 260 The rapidness of the Torrent carry'd back those Islands.., not situating them in the same place as at first.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 225 With the same Rapidness of the Currents.

1757 L. Carter Diary 1 Mar. (1965) I. 148 His Land naturally spews by the rapidness of the Frosts and thousands of roots are destroyed by them as soon as the Sun grows warm.

1782 T. Paine Let. to Abbe Raynal (1791) Introd. 6 Rapidness of thinking, and quickness of sensation.

1827 R. Emmons Fredoniad II. xi. 14 None can his rapidness, or strength, abide.

1863 E. J. May Stronges of Netherstronge 239 This man's folly..will lose all that rapidness might have won.

1930 Times 23 Apr. 5/2 Dribbling far superior to the German... The rapidness of their shooting was remarkable.

2007 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 2 Feb. 58 McGugan's progression to the first team is hardly a surprise given his undoubted talent but the rapidness of his rise is.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rapidness
释义	rapidnessn. Brit. /ˈrapᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈræpədnəs/ Forms: see rapid adj., adv., and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rapid adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < rapid adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier rapidity n. Swiftness, speed; rapidity. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] swiftnessc888 speedOE swiftship?c1225 swifthead1340 speedfulnessc1386 quickness?a1425 hastinessc1425 speediheadc1450 swiftinessa1464 radeur1477 celerity1483 speediness1530 swithnessc1540 velocity1555 raptness1582 pernicity1592 rapidity1601 fastness1604 fleetness1625 rida1642 rapidness1650 mercuriousnessa1661 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine ii. vi. 141 The river of Iordan runneth through the midst of this Sea, and mingleth not therewith, but preserveth his own stream intire: which some impute to the swiftness, yea rapidness of his course. 1697 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ I. ii. x. 260 The rapidness of the Torrent carry'd back those Islands.., not situating them in the same place as at first. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 225 With the same Rapidness of the Currents. 1757 L. Carter Diary 1 Mar. (1965) I. 148 His Land naturally spews by the rapidness of the Frosts and thousands of roots are destroyed by them as soon as the Sun grows warm. 1782 T. Paine Let. to Abbe Raynal (1791) Introd. 6 Rapidness of thinking, and quickness of sensation. 1827 R. Emmons Fredoniad II. xi. 14 None can his rapidness, or strength, abide. 1863 E. J. May Stronges of Netherstronge 239 This man's folly..will lose all that rapidness might have won. 1930 Times 23 Apr. 5/2 Dribbling far superior to the German... The rapidness of their shooting was remarkable. 2007 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 2 Feb. 58 McGugan's progression to the first team is hardly a surprise given his undoubted talent but the rapidness of his rise is. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1650
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