Impetus

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  • 112impetuous — [14] Etymologically, impetuous means ‘having impetus’. It comes from Latin impetuōsus, a derivative of the noun impetus ‘attack’ (source of English impetus [17]), which in turn was based on impetere ‘attack’. This was a compound verb formed from… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 113speed — n 1 *haste, hurry, expedition, dispatch Analogous words: *celerity, legerity, alacrity: fleetness, rapidity, swiftness, quickness (see corresponding adjectives at FAST): velocity, pace, headway (see SPEED) 2 Speed, velocity, momentum, impetus,… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 114impetuous — [14] Etymologically, impetuous means ‘having impetus’. It comes from Latin impetuōsus, a derivative of the noun impetus ‘attack’ (source of English impetus [17]), which in turn was based on impetere ‘attack’. This was a compound verb formed from… …

    Word origins

  • 115im|pe|tus — «IHM puh tuhs», noun, plural tus|es. 1. the force with which a moving body tends to maintain its velocity and overcome resistance: »the impetus of a moving automobile. Anything that can stop easily has little impetus. SYNONYM(S): momentum. 2. a… …

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