rapidity
pronunciation
How to pronounce rapidity in British English:
UK [rə'pɪdətɪ]
How to pronounce rapidity in American English:
US [rəˈpɪdətɪ]
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- Noun:
- a rate that is rapid
Word Origin
- rapidity (n.)
- 1650s, from French rapidité and directly from Latin rapiditatem (nominative rapiditas) "swiftness, rapidity, velocity," from rapidus "hasty, swift, rapid" (see rapid).
Example
- 1. It 's a symbol of the degree and rapidity of change .
- 2. The rapidity of the current contraction means governments must do more .
- 3. Sides switch , and coats are turned , with bewildering rapidity .
- 4. The rapidity of the decline is as striking as its extent .
- 5. So despite the rapidity with which a weakened firm like dewey disappears , most firms are models of longevity .