Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition of being rapid, or of acting or proceeding rapidly; rapidity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Quality of being rapid; rapidity.
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- noun The characteristic of being
rapid .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a rate that is rapid
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Examples
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As a journalist specialising in the Middle East, I can't help but reflect on how phenomenal a year 2011 has proved to be so far; we have witnessed a wave of serious changes, unexpected in both size and rapidness, thanks to what is now referred to as the "Arab Spring."
Faisal J. Abbas: Saudi Arabia's Biggest Challenge Doesn't Come from Abroad Faisal J. Abbas 2011
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Arizona Rep. Raul Grijlva called a Giffords Senate bid a "distinct possibility" on Tuesday citing the rapidness of her recovery.
House Democrats to hold Giffords fundraiser Chris Cillizza 2011
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As a journalist specialising in the Middle East, I can't help but reflect on how phenomenal a year 2011 has proved to be so far; we have witnessed a wave of serious changes, unexpected in both size and rapidness, thanks to what is now referred to as the "Arab Spring."
Faisal J. Abbas: Saudi Arabia's Biggest Challenge Doesn't Come from Abroad Faisal J. Abbas 2011
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"What is interesting is the rapidness of the change," he said.
Black people are 26 times more likely than whites to face stop and search Mark Townsend 2010
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If the "truth" of a religion is to be measured by the rapidness of its spread and the number of adherents, then I fear that Islam could lay claim to being the TRUE religion.
There Is No Slippery Slope James F. McGrath 2010
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My points about the rapidness of a religion spreading were not to say that ultimately it "proves" anything.
There Is No Slippery Slope James F. McGrath 2010
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If the blood they'd taken didn't leave me lightheaded, the rapidness of the whole procedure would've!
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2008
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While these results look dramatic and seductive due to the rapidness, consider that Rocco had two world renowned doctors monitoring his health and a team of professionals to guide him.
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A rapidness, daringness, derangement of wood on skinfulness, sinful the way they dance against the gathering night.
Archive 2007-01-01 Geraldine Moorkens Byrne 2007
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A rapidness, daringness, derangement of wood on skinfulness, sinful the way they dance against the gathering night.
Bealtine Geraldine Moorkens Byrne 2007
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