"promptitude" meaning in All languages combined

See promptitude on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: promptitudes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French, from Late Latin promptitudo, from Latin promptus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{uder|en|LL.|promptitudo|}} Late Latin promptitudo, {{uder|en|la|promptus}} Latin promptus Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} promptitude (usually uncountable, plural promptitudes)
  1. The quality of being prompt; alacrity. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms (quality of being prompt): promptness, expedition
    Sense id: en-promptitude-en-noun-wT7xwcxQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries

Noun [French]

IPA: /pʁɔ̃p.ti.tyd/, /pʁɔ̃.ti.tyd/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-promptitude.wav
Rhymes: -yd Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin promptitūdō. By surface analysis, prompt + -itude. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|LL.|promptitūdō}} Learned borrowing from Late Latin promptitūdō, {{surface analysis|fr|prompt|-itude}} By surface analysis, prompt + -itude Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|-}} promptitude f (uncountable)
  1. promptitude Tags: feminine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-promptitude-fr-noun-v6bku5FS Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -itude, Pages with 2 entries

Inflected forms

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