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PROMPTNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
Synonyms:
promptness; punctuality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("promptness" is a kind of...):
timing (the time when something happens)
Derivation:
prompt (according to schedule or without delay; on time)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The characteristic of doing things without delay
Synonyms:
promptitude; promptness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("promptness" is a kind of...):
celerity; quickness; rapidity; rapidness; speediness (a rate that is rapid)
Derivation:
prompt (performed with little or no delay)
prompt (ready and willing or quick to act)
