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quickness

/ˈkwɪknəs/

Meanings
noun
Rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity

Examples :

"The quickness of the hand deceives the eye."
ability action time

Related Words

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration movement

movement noun

/ˈmuːv.mənt/

Physical motion between points in space.

"I saw a movement in that grass on the hill."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration agility

agility noun

/əˈdʒɪl.ə.ti/

The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion

"His superior agility countered his lack of strength."

Illustration activity

activity noun

/ækˈtɪ.və.ti/

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration deceives

deceives verb

/dɪˈsiːvz/

To trick or mislead.

"The magician deceives the audience with his clever illusions. "

Illustration hand

hand noun

/hænd/

The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.

"Her hands are really strong."

Illustration rapidity

rapidity noun

/ɹəˈpɪdɪti/

Speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid

"The rapidity of her typing allowed her to finish the report before the deadline. "

Illustration dexterity

dexterity noun

/dɛksˈtɛɹɪti/

Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

"Playing computer games can improve your manual dexterity."

Illustration eye

eye noun

/aɪ/

An organ through which animals see (perceive surroundings via light).

"Bright lights really hurt my eyes."