🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

速さ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hayasa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Quickness/ˈkwɪk.nəs/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"チーターの速さは他の陸上動物を超えることを可能にします。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being fast or swift.

    "The quickness of the cheetah allows it to outrun all other land animals."
  2. 2

    The ability to respond or act with speed.

    "Her quickness in solving problems impressed her colleagues."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'quick' originates from the Old English 'cwic', meaning 'alive' or 'living', which evolved in Middle English to denote swiftness. The phrase 'as a flash' emphasizes the speed, drawing from the rapidity of light, thus combining to convey extreme quickness.

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