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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.

adj

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

adj

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

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)

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as in: smart or quick witted
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For a list of words related to quickness, see:

• General Sports Terminology

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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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