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rapid

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.

Translations

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?

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vivacious

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin v?v?x (lively, vigorous) (with the suffix -ious), from v?vere (to live).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va??ve???s/, /v??ve???s/
  • Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

vivacious (comparative more vivacious, superlative most vivacious)

  1. Lively and animated; full of life and energy.
  2. (obsolete) Long-lived.
  3. (rare) Difficult to kill.

Synonyms

  • (lively and animated): animated, bubbly, ebullient, high-spirited, lively, vibrant, exciting

Derived terms

  • vivaciousness

Related terms

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References

Further reading

  • vivacious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • vivacious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • vivacious at OneLook Dictionary Search

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