Mental Quickness (Noun)
Meaning
Intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The chess grandmaster's mental quickness allowed her to think several moves ahead of her opponent and checkmate him in under an hour.
- His mental quickness and agility with numbers made him a whiz at solving complex math problems in his head.
- The detective's mental quickness helped her piece together the clues and solve the crime before the end of the day.
- The mental quickness of the quiz show contestant allowed her to buzz in with the correct answer before anyone else even had a chance.
- The mental quickness of the pianist's hands moving across the keyboard was matched by the speed of her mental music composition.