adj., quick·er, quick·est.

1. Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy.
2. Learning, thinking, or understanding with speed and dexterity; bright: a quick mind.
3. 1. Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen.
   2. Reacting immediately and sharply: a quick temper.
4. 1. Occurring, achieved, or acquired in a relatively brief period of time: a quick rise through the ranks; a quick profit.
   2. Done or occurring immediately: a quick inspection. See synonyms at fast¹.
5. Tending to react hastily: quick to find fault.
6. Archaic.
   1. Alive.
   2. Pregnant.

n.

1. Sensitive or raw exposed flesh, as under the fingernails.
2. The most personal and sensitive aspect of the emotions.
3. The living: the quick and the dead.
4. The vital core; the essence: got to the quick of the matter.

adv., quicker, quickest.

Quickly; promptly.

[Middle English, alive, lively, quick, from Old English cwicu, alive.]

quickly quick'ly adv.
quickness quick'ness n.

USAGE NOTE   In speech quick is commonly used as an adverb in phrases such as Come quick. In formal writing, however, quickly is required.

adjective

1. Characterized by great celerity: breakneck, expeditious, fast, fleet, rapid, speedy, swift. Informal hell-for-leather. Idioms: quick as abunnywink. See fast/slow/velocity.
2. Moving or performing quickly, lightly, and easily: agile, brisk, facile, nimble, spry. See ability/inability.
3. Mentally quick and original: alert, bright, clever, intelligent, keen¹, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted, smart. Idioms: smart as a whip. See ability/inability.
4. Accomplished in very little time: brief, expeditious, fast, flying, hasty, hurried, rapid, short, speedy, swift. See fast/slow/velocity.

noun

A point of origin from which ideas or influences, for example, originate: bottom, center, core, focus, heart, hub, root¹. See start/end.

adverb

In a rapid way: apace, fast, posthaste, quickly. Informal flat out, hell-for-leather, lickety-split, pronto. Idioms: full tilt, in a flash, in nothing flat, like a bat out of hell, like a blue streak, like a flash, like a house on fire, like a shot, like a streak, like greased lightning, like the wind, like wildfire. See fast/slow/velocity.

Idioms beginning with quick:
quick and the dead
quick as a wink
quick off the mark
quick one, a
quick on the draw

See also cut to the quick; (quick) on the uptake.

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adj

Definition: fast, speedy
Antonyms: lazy, slow, sluggish

adj

Definition: very smart
Antonyms: dull, ignorant, slow, stupid, uneducated

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Alive, living.

IN BRIEF: Done with speed. Also: Able to learn or understand easily.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. — Aristotle (384-322 BC)

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hurtig, rask, rap, kvik, skarp, fin, hidsig, levende
adv. - være hurtig til, skynde sig
n. - kvik, hurtig, rask

idioms:

• a quick buck    hurtige penge
• Be quick    skynd dig
• Be quick about it    gør det hurtigt
• be quick off the mark    vær klar
• bite to the quick    bide neglen helt ned til roden
• quick fix    hurtig løsning
• quick one    en hurtig en
• quick step    quickstep

Nederlands (Dutch)
snel, spoedig, plotseling, ad rem, ontvlambaar (van stemming), vlot, oplettend, levend, diepste van emotie/gevoel, gevoelig vlees (onder de nagels etc.)

Français (French)
adj. - rapide, bref, vif (un esprit, un tempérament), prompt
adv. - vite, rapidement
n. - (Anat, Méd) chair vive

idioms:

• a quick buck    gagner de l'argent facile
• a quick one    (viens prendre) un petit verre
• Be quick    dépêche-toi (excl), faites-vite (excl)
• Be quick about it    dépêche-toi (excl), faites-vite (ecxl)
• be quick off the mark    démarrer vite, se lancer dans qch sans perdre de temps, avoir l'esprit vif
• bite to the quick    ronger jusqu'au vif
• quick fix    solution provisoire
• quick step    pas cadencé, quickstep, musique de cadence

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schnell, kurz, flüchtig, schlagfertig, hitzig, lebendig
adv. - schnell
n. - empfindliches Fleisch

idioms:

• a quick buck    eine schnelle Mark
• a quick one    ein Schluck auf die Schnelle
• Be quick    Mach schnell!
• Be quick about it    Mach schnell!
• be quick off the mark    einen guten Start haben
• bite to the quick    (die Nägel) bis zum Fleisch abkauen
• quick fix    schnelle (unzulängliche) Lösung
• quick step    Eilschritt, schneller Foxtrott

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γρήγορος, ταχύς, βιαστικός, σύντομος, εύστροφος, οξύνους, ευέξαπτος, ζωηρός, ζωντανός
adv. - γρήγορα, γοργά, βιαστικά, εσπευσμένα
n. - το κρέας κάτω από νύχι, (οι) ζωντανοί

idioms:

• a quick buck    γρήγορο και άνετο κέρδος
• Be quick    κάνω γρήγορα, βιάζομαι
• Be quick about it    συντόμευε!
• be quick off the mark    αντιδρώ ακαριαία
• bite to the quick    τρώω (νύχια) ως το κρέας
• cut to the quick    πληγώνω βαθιά, τσούζω
• quick fix    πρόχειρη λύση
• quick one    βιαστικό ποτό, (χυδ.) γρήγορο πήδημα
• quick step    βήμα ταχύ, (μουσ.) κουίκ-στεπ

Italiano (Italian)
rapido, sveglio

idioms:

• Be quick (about it)!    sbrigati!
• bite to the quick    mordere a sangue
• quick fix    rapida soluzione
• quick one    un sorso alla svelta
• quick step    passo di carica

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - rápido
adv. - rapidamente
n. - ser vivo (m)

idioms:

• Be quick (about it)!    seja esperto!
• bite to the quick    deixar em carne viva
• quick fix    solução provisória de problema
• quick one    sagaz
• quick step    passo acelerado

Русский (Russian)
быстрый, шустрый, сообразительный

idioms:

• Be quick (about it)!    Пошевеливайся!
• bite to the quick    грызть ногти до крови
• quick fix    средство для быстрого решения трудностей
• quick one    немедленно выпить
• quick step    квикстеп

Español (Spanish)
adj. - rápido, veloz, vivo, agudo, ágil
adv. - rápidamente, velozmente, ágilmente
n. - rápido, veloz, vivo, agudo, ágil, carne viva, lo más sensible, lo más hondo del alma, viviente

idioms:

• a quick buck    hacer dinero rápido
• a quick one    echarse un traguito, un trago rápido
• Be quick    ¡hazlo rápidamente!, sé breve!
• Be quick about it    ¡hazlo rápidamente!, Apresúrate!
• be quick off the mark    arrancar rápidamente, ser rápido
• bite to the quick    morder hasta la médula, herir en lo más vivo
• quick fix    soluciones rápidas pero no de fondo, ración (de droga o alcohol) a la ligera, soborno
• quick step    paso ligero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - snabb, hastig, rask, rapp, kvick, pigg, häftig, hetsig, skarp, fin, skarp, tvär, levande, livad (åld.)
adv. - fort, kvickt
n. - nagelrot, öm punkt (bildl.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
快的, 敏捷的, 迅速的, 快, 迅速地, 活肉, 本质, 要点

idioms:

• a quick buck    迅速获得的利润
• Be quick    很快, 善于...
• Be quick about it    快点做
• be quick off the mark    迅速起跑
• quick fix    应急解决办法, 权宜之计
• quick one    匆匆饮下的酒, 迅速完事的性交
• quick step    快步, 快步进行曲, 快步舞

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 快的, 敏捷的, 迅速的
adv. - 快, 迅速地
n. - 活肉, 本質, 要點

idioms:

• a quick buck    迅速獲得的利潤
• Be quick    很快, 善於...
• Be quick about it    快點做
• be quick off the mark    迅速起跑
• quick fix    應急解決辦法, 權宜之計
• quick one    匆匆飲下的酒, 迅速完事的性交
• quick step    快步, 快步進行曲, 快步舞

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 빠른 , 잽싼, 민감한
adv. - 속히, 급히, 빨리
n. - 살아 있는 사람, 생살, 아픈 곳

idioms:

• a quick buck    쉽게 번 돈
• Be quick    서둘러
• Be quick about it    꾸물거리지 말고 빨리 해라
• be quick off the mark    스타트를 빨리 해라

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 速い, す早い, 理解が早い, 利口な, 鋭敏な, 鋭い, 気の短い, 短気な
n. - 皮膚の敏感な部分
adv. - 速く, 速く…

idioms:

• be quick off the mark    スタートが早い
• quick as a flash    間髪を入れずに
• quick as lightning    電光石火のように
• quick fix    手っ取り早い解決, 応急処置
• quick one    キュッと一杯
• quick step    クイックステップ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سريع, ذكي, رشيق (ظرف) بسرعه (الاسم) سرعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מהיר, מהיר-תפיסה, זריז‬
adv. - ‮חיש, מהר, במהירות‬
n. - ‮בשר-הציפורניים, בשר‬

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