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poignant
English
Etymology
From Middle English poynaunt, poynant, borrowed from Anglo-Norman puignant, poynaunt etc., present participle of poindre (“to prick”), from Latin pung? (“prick”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??n.j?nt/, /?p???.?nt/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /?p??.n?nt/
- Hyphenation: poign?ant (per American Heritage and Random House); poi?gnant (per Merriam-Webster)
Adjective
poignant (comparative more poignant, superlative most poignant)
- (obsolete, of a weapon, etc.) Sharp-pointed; keen.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VII:
- His siluer shield, now idle maisterlesse; / His poynant speare, that many made to bleed [...].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VII:
- Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
- Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
- Synonyms: distressing, moving
- (figuratively, of a smell, taste) Piquant, pungent.
- (figuratively, of a look, word) Incisive; penetrating; piercing.
- (chiefly Britain, dated) Inducing sharp physical pain.
Related terms
- poignancy
- poignantly
Translations
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
- Webster Third New International 1986
Anagrams
- Paignton
French
Etymology
From Old French poignant, present participle of poindre. Possibly corresponds to Latin pung?ns, pungentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pwa.???/
Verb
poignant
- present participle of poindre
- present participle of poigner
Adjective
poignant (feminine singular poignante, masculine plural poignants, feminine plural poignantes)
- poignant
References
Further reading
- “poignant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Etymology
Present participle of poindre. Possibly corresponds to Latin pung?ns, pungentem.
Verb
poignant
- present participle of poindre
Adjective
poignant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular poignant or poignante)
- pointed; pointy
Descendants
- ? English: poignant
- French: poignant
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quick
English
Alternative forms
- kwik (eye dialect)
Etymology
From Middle English quik, quic, from Old English cwic (“alive”), from Proto-West Germanic *kwik(k)w, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *g?ih?wós (“alive”), from *g?eyh?- (“to live”), *g?eyh?w- (“to live”).
Cognate with Dutch kwik, kwiek, German keck, Swedish kvick; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek ???? (bíos, “life”), Latin vivus, Lithuanian gývas (“alive”), Latvian dz?vs (“alive”), Russian ?????? (živój), Welsh byw (“alive”), Irish beo (“alive”), biathaigh (“feed”), Northern Kurdish jîn (“to live”), jiyan (“life”), giyan (“soul”), can (“soul”), Sanskrit ??? (j?va, “living”), Albanian nxit (“to urge, stimulate”). Doublet of jiva.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kw?k/, [k?w??k]
- Rhymes: -?k
Adjective
quick (comparative quicker, superlative quickest)
- Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
- Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.
- Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.
- Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.
- Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered.
- 1549, Hugh Latimer, The Sixth Sermon Preached Before King Edward, April 6 1549
- The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and signified that he was much offended.
- 1549, Hugh Latimer, The Sixth Sermon Preached Before King Edward, April 6 1549
- (archaic) Alive, living.
- 1633, George Herbert, The Temple
- Man is no star, but a quick coal / Of mortal fire.
- 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.
- 1633, George Herbert, The Temple
- (now rare, archaic) Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling.
- Section 316, Penal Code (Cap. 224, 2008 Ed.) (Singapore)
- Whoever does any act under such circumstances that if he thereby caused death he would be guilty of culpable homicide, and does by such act cause the death of a quick unborn child, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
- 2012, Jerry White, London in the Eighteenth Century, Bodley Head 2017, p. 385:
- When sentenced she sought to avoid hanging by declaring herself with child – ironically, given her favourite deception – but a ‘jury of Matrons’ found her not quick.
- Section 316, Penal Code (Cap. 224, 2008 Ed.) (Singapore)
- Of water: flowing.
- Burning, flammable, fiery.
- Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
- (mining, of a vein of ore) productive; not "dead" or barren
Synonyms
- (moving with speed): fast, speedy, rapid, swift; see also Thesaurus:speedy
- (occurring in a short time): brief, momentary, short-lived; see also Thesaurus:ephemeral
- (fast-thinking): bright, droll, keen; see also Thesaurus:witty or Thesaurus:intelligent
- (easily aroused to anger): hotheaded, rattish, short-tempered, snippish, snippy
- (alive, living): extant, live, vital; see also Thesaurus:alive
- (pregnant): expecting, gravid, with child; see also Thesaurus:pregnant
- (flowing): fluent, fluminous; see also Thesaurus:flowing
Antonyms
- (moving with speed): slow
- (alive): dead
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Adverb
quick (comparative quicker, superlative quickest)
- Quickly, in a quick manner.
- If we consider how very quick the actions of the mind are performed.
Derived terms
- right quick
Translations
Noun
quick (plural quicks)
- Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.
- Plants used in making a quickset hedge
- 1641, John Evelyn, diary entry September 1641
- The works […] are curiously hedged with quick.
- 1641, John Evelyn, diary entry September 1641
- The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling.
- 1550, Hugh Latimer, Sermon Preached at Stamford, 9 October 1550
- This test nippeth, […] this toucheth the quick.
- How feebly and unlike themselves they reason when they come to the quick of the difference!
- 1550, Hugh Latimer, Sermon Preached at Stamford, 9 October 1550
- Quitchgrass.
- (cricket) A fast bowler.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
quick (third-person singular simple present quicks, present participle quicking, simple past and past participle quicked)
- (transitive) To amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid.
- (transitive, archaic, poetic) To quicken.
- 1917', Thomas Hardy, At the Word 'Farewell
- I rose as if quicked by a spur I was bound to obey.
- 1917', Thomas Hardy, At the Word 'Farewell
References
- quick in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- quick in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- quick at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
From English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwik/
- Rhymes: -ik
Noun
quick m (plural quicks)
- quick waltz
See also
- slow
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German quick, from Old Saxon quik, from Proto-West Germanic *kwik(k)w, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz; also a Central Franconian form. Doublet of keck, which see for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kv?k/, [k??k]
Adjective
quick (comparative quicker, superlative am quicksten)
- (rather rare, dated) lively
Usage notes
- Much more common than the simplex is the pleonastic compound quicklebendig.
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “quick” in Duden online
- “quick” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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