fleetness
Quality of speed
Fleetness is swiftness or rapidity of movement.
The word appears almost exclusively in literary or formal contexts: the fleetness of a deer, fleetness of foot.
It suggests graceful speed rather than mere quickness.
Quickness of motion
- rapiditySwiftness of movement
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- celerityPromptness of motion
- quicknessState of being fast
acceleration · sprint · dash · gallop · pace · tempo · momentum · briskness
Move swiftly on foot
- raceCompetition of speed
- rushQuick sudden movement
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- flyTwo-winged buzzing insect
flash · spring · glide · burst · breeze · zoom · hurry · bound
Ease of quick movement
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- lithenessFlexible, graceful quality
- sprynessLithe, energetic movement quality
- supplenessCapacity to bend easily
reflexes · coordination · maneuverability · athleticism · acrobatics · flexibility · mobility · reactivity
Refined, graceful quality
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- sleeknessSmooth, lustrous quality
glide · gazelle · ballet · choreography · artistry · deer · antelope · cheetah
Shortness of expression
- ephemeralityCondition of being brief
- evanescenceGradual disappearance from existence
- momentarinessBrief duration quality
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
passing · transitory · short-lived · vanishing · fading
swiftness
Quickness of motion
quickness · acceleration · sprint · dash · gallop · pace · tempo · momentum · briskness · haste
run
Move swiftly on foot
fly · flash · spring · glide · burst · breeze · zoom · hurry · bound · dart
nimbleness
Ease of quick movement
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- lithenessFlexible, graceful quality
- sprynessLithe, energetic movement quality
suppleness · reflexes · coordination · maneuverability · athleticism · acrobatics · flexibility · mobility · reactivity · lithe
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
sleekness · glide · gazelle · ballet · choreography · artistry · deer · antelope · cheetah · greyhound
brevity
Shortness of expression
- ephemeralityCondition of being brief
- evanescenceGradual disappearance from existence
- momentarinessBrief duration quality
impermanence · passing · transitory · short-lived · vanishing · fading
fleetnessslowness
Absence of quickness
sluggishness · pokiness · languidness · torpor · languor
fleetnessslowness
Absence of quickness
deliberateness · deliberation · dilatoriness · procrastination · delay
fleetnessclumsiness
Lack of physical grace
awkwardness · lumbering · heaviness · ungainliness · gracelessness
fleeting, fleet, fleetingly, fleetly, fleetingness, fleet-footed