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quickness

English

Etymology

From Middle English quiknes, qwiknes, quyknesse, cwicnesse, equivalent to quick +? -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?kw?kn?s/

Noun

quickness (countable and uncountable, plural quicknesses)

  1. rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity
    The quickness of the hand deceives the eye.

Derived terms

  • with a quickness

Translations

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proneness

English

Etymology

prone +? -ness

Noun

proneness (usually uncountable, plural pronenesses)

  1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward.
    Antonym: supineness
  2. The state of lying with the face down.
  3. (dated) Descent; declivity.
  4. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition.

References

  • proneness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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