quick

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kwɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology

From Middle English quik or quic, from Old English cwic (“alive”), from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷey- (“to live”). Cognate with Dutch kwiek, German keck, Swedish kvick; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek βίος (bios), Latin vivus, Lithuanian gývas, Latvian dzivs, Russian живой (živoj), Irish biathaim (“nourish”), Kurdish jîn (“to live”) and jiyan (“life”). . .

Adjective

quick (comparative quicker, superlative quickest)

1. Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.

   I ran to the station – but I wasn't quick enough.

   He's a quick runner.

2. Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.

   That was a quick meal.

3. Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.

   You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics.

4. Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.

   My father is old but he still has a quick wit.

5. Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.
6. (archaic) Alive, living.
   • 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night, X

     The inmost oratory of my soul,

     Wherein thou ever dwellest quick or dead,

     Is black with grief eternal for thy sake.

7. (archaic) Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling.

   She was quick with child.

8. Of water: flowing.
9. Burning, flammable, fiery.

Synonyms

• (moving with speed): fast, speedy, rapid, swift
• See also Wikisaurus:speedy

Antonyms

• (moving with speed): slow

Derived terms

Terms derived from quick (adj.)

quick fix quicken quicklime quick on his feet quick on the draw

quicksand quicksilver quick smart quickstep quick-witted

wiki-wiki quickly quickie

Translations

moving with speed

Arabic: سَريع (ar) (sarii3) Chinese: 快 (kuài) Danish: hurtig (da) Dutch: snel (nl), vlug (nl), rap (nl) Estonian: nobe (et) Finnish: nopea (fi), vikkelä (fi) French: rapide (fr) German: schnell (de), geschwind (de), rasch (de) Greek: γρήγορα (el) (grígora) f. Hungarian: gyors (hu) Icelandic: fljótur (is) Interlingua: rapide (ia) Irish: luath (ga) Italian: rapido (it) Japanese: 速い (ja), はやい (ja) (hayai)

Korean: 빠른 (ppareun) Kurdish: گورج Latin: ieiunium (la) Lojban: sutra (jbo) Macedonian: брз (mk) (brz) m. Norwegian: rask (no), kvikk (no) Portuguese: rápido (pt), ligeiro (pt), veloz (pt), célere (pt) Romanian: repede (ro), rapid (ro) m. and n., iute (ro) m., f., and n., rapidă (ro) f. Russian: быстрый (ru) (býstryj) Scottish Gaelic: grad (gd) Spanish: rápido (es) Swedish: snabb (sv), rapp (sv), kvick (sv) Vietnamese: nhanh (vi)

occurring in a short time

Dutch: snel (nl), vlug (nl), rap (nl), haastig (nl) Finnish: nopea (fi), pikainen (fi) Interlingua: rapide (ia) Japanese: 速い (ja), はやい (ja) (hayai) Korean: 빠르다 (ppareuda) Macedonian: брз (mk) (brz) m.

Norwegian: rask (no), kvikk (no) Portuguese: rápido, ligeiro Romanian: repede (ro) m., f., and n., rapid (ro) m. and n. Scottish Gaelic: grad (gd) Spanish: rápido (es) Swedish: snabb (sv), kvick (sv), hastig (sv)

lively, witty

Danish: kvik (da) Finnish: sukkela (fi), nokkela (fi) Macedonian: жив (mk) (živ) m., бистар (mk) (bístar) m. Norwegian: kvikk (no)

Portuguese: rápido, ligeiro Romanian: vioi (ro) m., vioaie (ro) f., iute (ro) f., sprinten (ro) m., sprintenă (ro) f. Scottish Gaelic: grad (gd) Swedish: kvick (sv), rapp (sv)

mentally agile, perceptive

Finnish: nopeaälyinen (fi), nokkela (fi) German: schnell von Begriff Korean: 빠르다 (ppareuda) Macedonian: бистар (mk) (bístar) m., досетлив (mk) (dósetliv) m., остроумен (mk) (ostróumen) m.

Norwegian: kvikk (no) Portuguese: rápido, ligeiro Romanian: ager (ro) m., ageră (ro) f. Swedish: kvick (sv), rapp (sv)

easily aroused to anger

Finnish: äkkipikainen (fi) Russian: вспыльчивый (ru)

Swedish: ilsk (sv), ilsken (sv), lättretlig (sv)

alive

Finnish: elävä (fi) German: quicklebendig (de) Macedonian: жив (mk) (živ) m. Norwegian: frisk og rask (no) (literally healthy and quick)

Romanian: vioi (ro) m. and n., energic (ro) m. and n., vioaie (ro) f. Russian: живой (ru) (živoj) Swedish: kvick (sv) (archaic)

pregnant

Romanian: violent (ro) m. and n., aprig (ro) m. and n., violentă (ro) f.

flowing

Finnish: virtaava

Swedish: kvick (sv) (archaic)

burning, fiery

Finnish: herkästi syttyvä Romanian: înfocat (ro) m. and n., înfocată (ro) f., învăpăiat (ro) m. and n.

Swedish: kvick (sv) (archaic)

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Bulgarian: бърз m. Ido: rapida Interlingua: rapide Italian: svelto, rapido Romanian: rapid m., rapidă f., iute m., f. Telugu: త్వరగా (tvaragaa)

Adverb

quick (comparative quicker, superlative quickest)

1. (colloquial) to do with speed, quickly

   Get rich quick.

   Come here, quick!

Translations

with speed

Finnish: nopeasti (fi)

Swedish: fort (sv), snabbt (sv)

Noun

quick (plural quicks)

1. raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.

Derived terms

• cut to the quick
• to the quick

Translations

sensitive flesh

Dutch: levend vlees

Irish: beo (ga) m.

References

• quick in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• quick in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Etymology

From English

Noun

quick m. (plural quicks)

1. quick waltz

See also

• slow