rapidité

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rapiditās. By surface analysis, rapide +‎ -ité.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.pi.di.te/

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Noun

rapidité f (plural rapidités)

1. swiftness, fastness, quickness

   Antonym: lenteur

   Near-synonyms: promptitude, vitesse

Further reading

• “rapidité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.