quickness (n.)

  1. skillful performance or ability without difficulty; his quick adeptness was a product of good design; he was famous for his facility as an archer

    [ Syn: adeptness , adroitness , deftness , facility ]

  2. intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay

    [ Syn: mental quickness , quick-wittedness ]

  3. a rate that is rapid

    [ Syn: celerity , rapidity , rapidness , speediness ]

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