different between rapid vs sprightly

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French rapide, from Latin rapidus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /??æp?d/

Adjective

rapid (comparative more rapid or rapider, superlative most rapid or rapidest)

1. Very swift or quick.
2. Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)
3. Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)
4. (England, dialectal) Violent, severe.
5. (obsolete, dialectal) Happy.

Translations

Adverb

rapid (comparative more rapid, superlative most rapid)

1. (archaic or colloquial) Rapidly.

Noun

rapid (plural rapids)

1. (often in the plural) a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
2. (dated) A burst of rapid fire.

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Derived terms

Related terms

• rapt

Anagrams

• Pardi, adrip, pardi, parid

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French rapide, Latin rapidus. Doublet of repede.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra?pid/

Adjective

rapid m or n (feminine singular rapid?, masculine plural rapizi, feminine and neuter plural rapide)

1. fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, prompt, expeditious

Declension

Synonyms

• repede, iute, gr?bit, prompt, sprinten, înainte

Related terms

• rapiditate

Adverb

rapid

1. quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, promptly, expeditiously

Synonyms

• repede, iute, prompt, degrab?

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?sp?a?tli/
• Hyphenation: spright?ly

Etymology 1

From spright +? -ly (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘behaving like, having the nature of’). Spright is an obsolete variant of sprite (“a shade, spirit; elf, fairy, goblin; apparition, ghost”), from Middle English sprit (“principle of life; soul, especially at the point of death; immaterial being (angel, demon, apparition, ghost, etc.); divine inspiration; Holy Spirit; the mind, intellect, reason; mental faculties, senses; power of prophecy; character, disposition; courage, resolution; mood, state of mind; human will; breath; (alchemy) volatile substance”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman esprite, esprit and Middle French esprit, variants of Anglo-Norman, Middle French, Old French espirit, esperit (“spirit”), from Latin sp?ritus (“air; breath; breathing; ghost, spirit”), from sp?r? (“to breathe; to breathe out, exhale”) (from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow; to breathe”)) + -tus (“suffix forming action nouns from verbs”).

Adjective

sprightly (comparative sprightlier, superlative sprightliest)

1. Animated, gay, or vivacious; lively, spirited.

   Synonyms: energetic, high-spirited, (chiefly Australia, US) spright

   Antonym: melancholy
2. Of a person: full of life and vigour, especially with a light and springy step.

   Synonyms: active, dynamic, mettlesome, vivacious

   1. Especially of an older person: energetic and in good health; spry.
3. (obsolete, rare) Of or relating to a sprite; ghostly, spectral.

Alternative forms

• sprightlie (obsolete)
• spritely

Derived terms

• spright (adjective) (chiefly Australia, US)
• sprightle (English Midlands, Northern Ireland, rare)
• sprightlily
• sprightliness

Related terms

• sprightful
• sprightless (rare)
• sprightness (rare)

Translations

Etymology 2

From spright +? -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives).; see further at etymology 1.

Adverb

sprightly (comparative sprightlier, superlative sprightliest)

1. In a lively and vigorous way; sprightlily.

Derived terms

• sprightlily

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References

Anagrams

• triglyphs