Dictionary

promptness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈpɹɒmptnəs/

Etymology

Etymology tree English prompt 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 promptness From prompt + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.
2. (uncountable, usually) Adherence to a designated time.
   • Miss Frensham evidently did foresee some satisfaction in talking about it, for she came at once. In view of her circumstances, Carrados could not but deem her rather extravagant, for nothing but a taxi from door to door could explain the promptness of her arrival. 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:

Forms

Synonyms

promptitude (habit of doing things with out delay) · alacrity (habit of doing things with out delay) · punctuality (habit of adhering to a designated time) · timeliness

Translations (12)

th ความรวดเร็ว (the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay) · es puntualidad (the habit of adhering to a designated time) · es presteza (the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay) · ga éascaíocht (the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay) · de Pünktlichkeit (the habit of adhering to a designated time) · tl hagol (the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay) · de Schnelligkeit (the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay) · de Promptheit (the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay) · th ความไม่ลังเล (the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay) · eo akurateco (the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay) · th ความตรงต่อเวลา (the habit of adhering to a designated time) · es prontitud (the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay)