English → Latin
“rapidity” in Latin
rapiditāsswiftness, velocity, rapidity (especially of a body of water)vēlōcitāsspeed, velocity, swiftness, rapidity, fleetnessceleritāsquickness, speed, swiftness, haste, celerityfestīnātiōAn instance of hastening or hurrying; haste, hurry, dispatch, speed.
The English word rapidity itself goes back to Latin rapiō, through rapiditas.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rapidity
rapiditas: velocitas: celeritas: festinatio (too great rapidity). SYN. in SWIFTNESS.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rapidity?
- The usual Latin words for “rapidity” are rapiditās, vēlōcitās, celeritās; also festīnātiō. 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.