English → Latin
“quickness” in Latin
vēlōcitāsspeed, velocity, swiftness, rapidity, fleetnessceleritāsquickness, speed, swiftness, haste, celeritypernīcĭtasnimblenessagilitāsagility, mobility, nimbleness, fleetnesssollersskilled, skilful, clever, dexterous, adroit, expert; ingenious, sagacious, clever, intelligent, inventiveexercitātiōexercise, training, practice; disciplinecalliditāsshrewdness, readiness, aptness; skill, skilfulness; cunning, craft, slyness, artfulness
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
quickness
Speed, swiftness, velocitas; celeritas; pernicitas; agilitas. [SYN. in QUICK.]
Readiness, briskness, sollertia (dexterity or cleverness in an art; Vid: Herzog, Caes., B.G., 7, 22): exercitatio (practice): calliditas (skill, adroitness).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for quickness?
- The usual Latin words for “quickness” are vēlōcitās, celeritās, pernīcĭtas; also agilitās, sollers, exercitātiō. 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.