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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|quiknes}}, {{m|enm|qwiknes}}, {{m|enm|quyknesse}}, {{m|enm|cwicnesse}}, equivalent to {{suf|en|quick|ness}}.
{{suffix|quick|ness}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkwɪknəs/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-quickness.wav|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɪknəs|s=2}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{en-noun|es|-}}
{{en-noun|~}}


# [[rapidity]] of [[movement]] or [[activity]]; [[agility]] or [[dexterity]]
# [[rapidity]] of [[movement]] or [[activity]]; [[agility]] or [[dexterity]]
#: ''The '''quickness''' of the hand deceives the eye.''
#: {{ux|en|The '''quickness''' of the hand deceives the eye.}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|with a quickness}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|rapidity of movement or activity}}
{{trans-top|rapidity of movement or activity}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|бързина|f}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|迅速|tr=xùnsù|sc=Hani}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|迅速|tr=xùnsù}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|rapideco}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|rapideco}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|nopeus}}, {{t+|fi|vikkelyys}}
* {{trreq|Finnish}}
* French: {{t|fr|rapidité|f}}
* French: {{t+|fr|rapidité|f}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|სიჩქარე}}, {{t|ka|სისწრაფე}}
* German: {{t|de|Schnelligkeit|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Schnelligkeit|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Greek:
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|gyorsaság}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|τάχος|n}}, {{t|grc|ταχυτής|f}}, {{t|grc|ὠκυτής|f}}
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* Ido: {{t|io|rapideso}}
* Italian: {{t|it|rapidità|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|gyorsaság}}
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* Ido: {{t+|io|rapideso}}
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* Japanese: {{t|ja|速い|tr=はやさ, hayasa|alt=速さ|sc=Jpan}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|éascaíocht|f}}, {{t|ga|aibéil|f}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|быстрота|f|tr=bystrotá|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|стремительность|f|tr=stremítelʹnostʹ|sc=Cyrl}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|rapidez|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|rapidità|f}}
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* Japanese: {{t+|ja|速い|tr=はやさ, hayasa|alt=速さ|sc=Jpan}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|ašums|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|бр́зина|f}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|hrædnes|f}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Schwindichkjeit|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|rapidez|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|быстрота́|f}}, {{t+|ru|стреми́тельность|f}}
* Sanskrit: {{t+|sa|जव|m}}, {{t+|sa|जुवस्|n}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|хи̏тро̄ст|f}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|hȉtrōst|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|rapidez|f}}, {{t+|es|festinación|f}}, {{t+|es|celeridad|f}}, {{t+|es|priesa|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


{{trans-see|dexterity}}
{{trans-see|dexterity}}

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[[kn:quickness]]
[[hu:quickness]]
[[mg:quickness]]
[[ml:quickness]]
[[my:quickness]]
[[ja:quickness]]
[[pl:quickness]]
[[simple:quickness]]
[[fi:quickness]]
[[ta:quickness]]
[[te:quickness]]
[[vi:quickness]]
[[zh:quickness]]

Latest revision as of 01:07, 21 August 2024

Englisch

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Etymology

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From Middle English quiknes, qwiknes, quyknesse, cwicnesse, equivalent to quick +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɪknəs/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪknəs

Nomen

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quickness (countable and uncountable, plural quicknesses)

  1. rapidity of movement oder activity; agility oder dexterity
    The quickness of the hand deceives the eye.

Derived terms

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Translations

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