"promptness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹɒmptnəs/ Forms: promptnesses [plural]
Etymology: From prompt + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prompt|ness}} prompt + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} promptness (usually uncountable, plural promptnesses)
  1. The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms (habit of doing things with out delay): alacrity, promptitude Translations (the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay): akurateco (Esperanto), Schnelligkeit [feminine] (German), Promptheit [feminine] (German), éascaíocht [feminine] (Irish), prontitud [feminine] (Spanish), presteza (Spanish), hagol (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-promptness-en-noun-m2~CxT5k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'habit of doing things with out delay': 87 13 Disambiguation of 'the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay': 96 4
  2. The habit of adhering to a designated time. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms (habit of adhering to a designated time): punctuality Translations (the habit of adhering to a designated time): Pünktlichkeit [feminine] (German), puntualidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-promptness-en-noun-omrXgZww Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 42 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of 'habit of adhering to a designated time': 3 97 Disambiguation of 'the habit of adhering to a designated time': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: timeliness, punctuality

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay",
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      "sense": "the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay",
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Promptheit"
    },
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      "sense": "the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay",
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    },
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      ],
      "word": "puntualidad"
    }
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