different between forwardness vs promptitude

forwardness

English

Etymology

forward +? -ness

Noun

forwardness (usually uncountable, plural forwardnesses)

  1. The quality of being forward.

Anagrams

  • frowardness

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promptitude

English

Etymology

From Middle French, from Late Latin promptitudo, from Latin promptus.

Noun

promptitude (usually uncountable, plural promptitudes)

  1. The quality of being prompt; alacrity.
    • 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 18, [1]
      Small wonder then that the Indomitable's Captain, though in general a man of rapid decision, felt that circumspectness not less than promptitude was necessary.

Synonyms

  • (quality of being prompt): promptness

Translations


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin promptit?do.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p???p.ti.tyd/
  • Rhymes: -yd

Noun

promptitude f (uncountable)

  1. promptitude

Further reading

  • “promptitude” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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