fleetness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English fleet

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English fleetness

From fleet + -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfliːt.nəs/
• Hyphenation: fleet‧ness

Noun

fleetness (countable and uncountable, plural fleetnesses)

1. The quality of being fleet or swift; rapidity.

   Synonyms: swiftness, celerity, rapidity, speed

   Antonym: slowness

Related terms

• fleet
• fleetfooted
• fleeting
• fleet of foot