n. [ F., fr. L. promptitudo. See Prompt, a. ] The quality of being prompt; quickness of decision and action when occasion demands; alacrity; as, promptitude in obedience. [ 1913 Webster ]
Men of action, of promptitude, and of courage. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
[むじょうじんそく, mujoujinsoku](n) the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times[Add to Longdo]