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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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superficial
English
Etymology
From Latin superfici?lis.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?sup??f???l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s(j)u?p??f???l/
- Rhymes: -???l
- Hyphenation: su?per?fi?cial
Adjective
superficial (comparative more superficial, superlative most superficial)
- Of or pertaining to the surface.
- Being near the surface.
- Shallow, lacking substance.
- At face value.
- (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
Synonyms
- (of or pertaining to the surface): surficial
Antonyms
- in-depth
- thorough
- (lacking substance): substantive
Derived terms
- superficially
- superficiality
Translations
Noun
superficial (plural superficials)
- (chiefly in plural) A surface detail.
- He always concentrates on the superficials and fails to see the real issue.
Related terms
- superfice (archaic)
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin superfici?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /su.p??.fi.si?al/
- (Central) IPA(key): /su.p?r.fi.si?al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /su.pe?.fi.si?al/
Adjective
superficial (masculine and feminine plural superficials)
- superficial
Derived terms
- superficialitat
- superficialment
Related terms
- superfície
Further reading
- “superficial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “superficial” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “superficial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “superficial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin superfici?lis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
superficial m or f (plural superficiais)
- superficial
- surficial; of the surface
Derived terms
- superficialidade
- superficialmente
Related terms
- superficie
Further reading
- “superficial” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Interlingua
Adjective
superficial (not comparable)
- superficial (pertaining to the surface)
Related terms
- superficie
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin superfici?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?su.pe?.fi.si.?aw/
Adjective
superficial m or f (plural superficiais, comparable)
- Shallow, lacking substance.
Derived terms
- superficialidade
- superficialismo
- superficialmente
Related terms
- superfície
Further reading
- “superficial” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French superficiel
Adjective
superficial m or n (feminine singular superficial?, masculine plural superficiali, feminine and neuter plural superficiale)
- shallow (about people)
Declension
Related terms
- superficialitate
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin superfici?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /supe?fi??jal/, [su.pe?.fi??jal]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /supe?fi?sjal/, [su.pe?.fi?sjal]
Adjective
superficial (plural superficiales)
- superficial
- shallow, lacking substance
Derived terms
Related terms
- superficie
Further reading
- “superficial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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