English → Latin
“promptitude, promptness” in Latin
celeritāsquickness, speed, swiftness, haste, celerityvēlōcitāsspeed, velocity, swiftness, rapidity, fleetnesspernīcĭtasnimblenessagilitāsagility, mobility, nimbleness, fleetness
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
promptitude, promptness
celeritas (quickness): velocitas: pernicitas: agilitas [SYN. in FAST]: praesentia animi or animi praesentia (presence of mind; promptness in using means at hand, etc.). Vid: also, DEXTERITY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for promptitude, promptness?
- The usual Latin words for “promptitude, promptness” are celeritās, vēlōcitās, pernīcĭtas; also agilitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.