Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word QUICKNESS
QUICKNESS
Definitions of QUICKNESS
- rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity
Number of letters
9
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using QUICKNESS in a Sentence
- The advantages of this hitch over others which might serve the purpose are its quickness of tying and ease of releasing.
- Known for his quickness in the ring and flamboyant style, Camacho competed professionally from 1980 to 2010, and was a world champion in three weight classes.
- Sanders led the league in rushing yards four times and in rushing touchdowns once, establishing himself as one of the most elusive runners in the history of the NFL with his quickness and agility, despite being only 5 ft 8 in tall and weighing 203 lbs.
- Socrates talks him out of this because quickness, energetic attitude and agility are more useful to learning than quietness or slowness.
- Johnson joined the Houston Oilers as a kickoff returner, with his speed and quickness becoming an occasional part of the offense.
- destroyers deserve great credit for their smartness in attack, and for their quickness in recognizing the submarine as British.
- Teammate Gino Cappelletti described Antwine with quickness akin to a cat that could rush with his speed and technique.
- I knew indeed that shell-fish were counted good to eat; and among the rocks of the isle I found a great plenty of limpets, which at first I could scarcely strike from their places, not knowing quickness to be needful.
- However, according to Place Names of Ontario by Alan Rayburn, Scugog is a Mississauga word meaning 'waves leap over a canoe' in reference, perhaps, to the flooding of the river valley, or, more likely, the quickness that waves can be whipped up in winds, owing to its shallowness.
- Mestre Pastinha was a brilliant capoeirista whose game was characterized by agility, quickness and intelligence.
- Susanti frequently covered her backhand side with overhead forehands, by relying on her quickness and back-arching suppleness.
- Ham was blessed with tremendous quickness — according to Steelers coach Chuck Noll and teammate Andy Russell he was the "fastest Steeler for the first ten yards, including wide receivers and running backs".
- Regarded as one of the greatest cornerbacks of all time, he used his speed, physicality, quickness and range to become both an elite defensive back and an outstanding punt returner.
- He was small for a major-college guard, slow without any compensatory quickness and strong only because he ate and flexed himself up to 185 pounds from 150 as a freshman.
- He stood about five feet nine, a trim, middle-aging man in 1934, with a plain face, masked by a quiet earnestness of expression wholly reassuring to people whom quickness of mind makes uncomfortable.
- He was famous for his extraordinary ability in impersonations and his quickness in exchanging roles – so much so that while he was performing in London in the 1890s, unkind rumours spread that there was more than one Fregoli.
- The northern styles of kung-fu generally emphasize long range techniques, quick advances and retreats, wide stances, kicking and leaping techniques, whirling circular blocks, quickness, agility, and aggressive attacks.
- The answers were supplied by a panel of five children, chosen for their high IQs, strong academic interests, and appealing personalities, as well as such qualities as poise, quickness, and sense of humor.
- In his celebrated 1622 L'Academie De L'Espee, The Flemish master Girard Thibault added a chapter commenting on the excellence of Fabris' students, praising the quickness of their feints and suggesting ways to defeat them.
- Cerci is a naturally left footed player, with excellent technique, vision and remarkable quickness, playing mainly as a winger or as an attacking midfielder on the flank.
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