swiftnessn.

/ˈswɪftnɪs/

Etymology: < swift adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The quality of being swift; rapidity.

a. of something moving, or of movement or physical action; in early use sometimes nearly = ‘rapid movement’.

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

c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xxxix. §3 Hwa unlæredra ne wundrað þæs roderes færeldes & his swiftnesse?

c1000 Ags. Ps. (1835) xxxii. 15 [xxxiii. 17] Þi byð dysig, se þe getruwað on his horses swiftnesse.

1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 7933 Þe secunde blys after es swyftnes, Þat ilk body salle have þat ryghtwise es.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 23381 In suiftenes þou sal be sa suift, þat als suith som þou mai lift þine eie up þe lift to se, Als suith þar þan sal þou be.

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope v. x For the swyftnesse of the water he must nedes passe vnder the whele of the mylle.

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 12 To cary the heauens of the Planetes, by his swiftnes about th' earth with him.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 20 The secund kynde of hunting dog is..a beist of a meruellous audacitie and suiftnes.

1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII i. i. 142 We may out-runne By violent swiftnesse that which we run at; And lose by ouer-running.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1662 (1955) III. 322 The rich Gudola..was not comparable for swiftnesse to our common wherries.

1781 W. Cowper Anti-Thelypthora 194 The barb sprang forward, and his lord, whose force Was equal to the swiftness of his horse, Rushed with a whirlwind's fury on the foe.

1811 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. v. 120 The creature [sc. a snake] got away with incredible swiftness.

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 560 The swiftness of Saturn's motion on his axis produces an oblate figure.

1841 G. Borrow Zincali I. ii. iv. 301 With the swiftness of lightning.

b. of something figured as moving or as movement (e.g. thought, time, etc.).

ΚΠ

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter ciii. 4 [civ. 3] Þou passis all swyftnes of our thouȝtis.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 12 Sothe stories ben..swolowet into swym by swiftenes of yeres.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. A2^v I haue been..possessed with an extreame woonder at..the swiftnesse of your apprehension.

1662 J. Dryden To Ld. Chancellor 4 Such is the mighty swiftnesse of your mind That (like the earth's) it leaves our sence behind.

1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors I. x. 187 If you would like a further definition of Genius, think of it as a form of swiftness.

2. The fact of happening, or acting, without delay; promptitude; †haste, rashness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > haste > foolish or reckless

foolhastinessc1390

fool hastea1393

swiftnessa1400

hastec1400

racklenessc1405

headlongness1556

precipitation1572

precipitancy1617

precipitance1629

precipitousnessa1660

precipitateness1671

precipitiousness1672

fool's haste1681

the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [noun]

hastinessc1425

maturity1531

swiftness1535

suddennessa1599

abruptness1604

instancy1851

immediacy1856

immediateness1863

a1400–50 Wars Alex. 1017 My couatyng is elder Þe sadnes of slike men, þan swyftnes of childir.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Esdras viii. 18 I haue herde the swiftnes of the iudge, which is to come.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) i. ii. 306 Let..all things [be] thought vpon, That may with reasonable swiftnesse adde More Feathers to our Wings.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iii. i. 314 This Tiger-footed-rage, when it shall find The harme of vnskan'd swiftnesse, will (too late) Tye Leaden pounds too's heeles.

1706 M. Prior Ode to Queen xx He wept the Swiftness of the Champion's Fall.

1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iv. i. 142 With earthquake shock and swiftness making shiver Thought's stagnant chaos.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	swiftness
释义	swiftnessn. /ˈswɪftnɪs/ Etymology: < swift adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The quality of being swift; rapidity. a. of something moving, or of movement or physical action; in early use sometimes nearly = ‘rapid movement’. 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 c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xxxix. §3 Hwa unlæredra ne wundrað þæs roderes færeldes & his swiftnesse? c1000 Ags. Ps. (1835) xxxii. 15 [xxxiii. 17] Þi byð dysig, se þe getruwað on his horses swiftnesse. 1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 7933 Þe secunde blys after es swyftnes, Þat ilk body salle have þat ryghtwise es. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 23381 In suiftenes þou sal be sa suift, þat als suith som þou mai lift þine eie up þe lift to se, Als suith þar þan sal þou be. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope v. x For the swyftnesse of the water he must nedes passe vnder the whele of the mylle. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 12 To cary the heauens of the Planetes, by his swiftnes about th' earth with him. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 20 The secund kynde of hunting dog is..a beist of a meruellous audacitie and suiftnes. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII i. i. 142 We may out-runne By violent swiftnesse that which we run at; And lose by ouer-running. View more context for this quotation a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1662 (1955) III. 322 The rich Gudola..was not comparable for swiftnesse to our common wherries. 1781 W. Cowper Anti-Thelypthora 194 The barb sprang forward, and his lord, whose force Was equal to the swiftness of his horse, Rushed with a whirlwind's fury on the foe. 1811 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. v. 120 The creature [sc. a snake] got away with incredible swiftness. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 560 The swiftness of Saturn's motion on his axis produces an oblate figure. 1841 G. Borrow Zincali I. ii. iv. 301 With the swiftness of lightning. b. of something figured as moving or as movement (e.g. thought, time, etc.). ΚΠ a1340 R. Rolle Psalter ciii. 4 [civ. 3] Þou passis all swyftnes of our thouȝtis. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 12 Sothe stories ben..swolowet into swym by swiftenes of yeres. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. A2^v I haue been..possessed with an extreame woonder at..the swiftnesse of your apprehension. View more context for this quotation 1662 J. Dryden To Ld. Chancellor 4 Such is the mighty swiftnesse of your mind That (like the earth's) it leaves our sence behind. 1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors I. x. 187 If you would like a further definition of Genius, think of it as a form of swiftness. 2. The fact of happening, or acting, without delay; promptitude; †haste, rashness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > haste > foolish or reckless foolhastinessc1390 fool hastea1393 swiftnessa1400 hastec1400 racklenessc1405 headlongness1556 precipitation1572 precipitancy1617 precipitance1629 precipitousnessa1660 precipitateness1671 precipitiousness1672 fool's haste1681 the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [noun] hastinessc1425 maturity1531 swiftness1535 suddennessa1599 abruptness1604 instancy1851 immediacy1856 immediateness1863 a1400–50 Wars Alex. 1017 My couatyng is elder Þe sadnes of slike men, þan swyftnes of childir. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Esdras viii. 18 I haue herde the swiftnes of the iudge, which is to come. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) i. ii. 306 Let..all things [be] thought vpon, That may with reasonable swiftnesse adde More Feathers to our Wings. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iii. i. 314 This Tiger-footed-rage, when it shall find The harme of vnskan'd swiftnesse, will (too late) Tye Leaden pounds too's heeles. View more context for this quotation 1706 M. Prior Ode to Queen xx He wept the Swiftness of the Champion's Fall. 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iv. i. 142 With earthquake shock and swiftness making shiver Thought's stagnant chaos. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c888
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