swiftness

Questions about swiftness

What does swiftness mean?

swiftness means "a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens".

How many syllables are in swiftness?

swiftness has 2 syllables: swift-ness. The stress falls on "swift". In IPA it is /ˈswɪftnəs/.

What is another word for swiftness?

Close synonyms include speed, fastness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is swiftness a common word?

swiftness is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.