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Webster 1913 Edition

Promptitude

Prompt′i-tude

,
Noun.
[F., fr. L.
promptitudo
. See
Prompt
,
Adj.
]
The quality of being prompt; quickness of decision and action when occasion demands; alacrity;
as,
promptitude
in obedience
.
Men of action, of
promptitude
, and of courage.
I. Taylor.

Webster 1828 Edition

Promptitude

PROMPT'ITUDE

,
Noun.
[L. promptus.]
1.
Readiness; quickness of decision and action when occasion demands. In the sudden vicissitudes of a battle, promptitude in a commander is one of the most essential qualifications.
2.
Readiness of will; cheerful alacrity; as promptitude in obedience or compliance.

Definition 2024

promptitude

promptitude

English

Noun

promptitude ‎(usually uncountable, plural promptitudes)

  1. The quality of being prompt; alacrity.
    • 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 18,
      Small wonder then that the Indomitable's Captain, though in general a man of rapid decision, felt that circumspectness not less than promptitude was necessary.

Synonyms

Translations

French

Etymology

From Late Latin promptitudo, from Latin promptus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ̃p.ti.tyd/
  • Rhymes: -yd

Noun

promptitude f ‎(uncountable)

  1. promptitude

Etymology

From Middle French, from Late Latin promptitudo, from Latin promptus.

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