I.swiftness, fleetness, speed, rapidity, velocity.
I. Lit.: “velocitate ad cursum valere,” Cic. Off. 1, 30, 107: “pernicitatem et velocitatem,” id. Tusc. 5, 15, 45: “velocitas corporis celeritas appellatur,” id. ib. 4, 13, 31; Caes. B. G. 6, 28; Hirt. B. G. 8, 36; 8, 48; Quint. 2, 16, 13; 2, 20, 9; Nep. Epam. 2, 3: “illa in rebus moliendis velocitas,” Curt. 5, 7, 1; 5, 8, 2: “velocitate opus est, quā celeritatem famae antecedas,” id. 7, 2, 15.—In plur.: “non viribus aut velocitatibus aut celeritate corporum res magnae geruntur, sed, etc.,” Cic. Sen. 6, 17.—
II. Trop. (so perh. only post-Aug.): “velocitas cogitationum animique celeritas,” Plin. 7, 12, 10, § 52: “animi exercitata studio,” Quint. 5, 10, 123: “mali,” Tac. A. 15, 38: “occasionum,” id. H. 1, 83: “sagacitatis,” Val. Max. 7, 3, 4.—Of speech, style, rapidity: “immortalis illa Sallustii,” Quint. 10, 1, 102; 9, 4, 83; 10, 7, 8.
