Quick — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

accomplished rapidly and without delay

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈɪk/

1 syllable Say it as /kwˈɪk/.

Examples

was quick to make friends
his quick reaction prevented an accident
hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

speedy prompt agile straightaway promptly nimble fast warm ready spry immediate flying quickly

Parts of Speech

noun	any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
adjective	accomplished rapidly and without delay “was quick to make friends”
adjective	hurried and brief “paid a flying visit”
adjective	moving quickly and lightly “sleek and agile as a gymnast”
adjective	apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity “a quick mind”
adjective	performed with little or no delay “an immediate reply to my letter”
adjective	easily aroused or excited “a quick temper”
adverb	with little or no delay “the rescue squad arrived promptly”

Word Forms

quickness	noun	a rate that is rapid
speediness	noun	a rate that is rapid
speed	noun	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
fastness	noun	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
agility	noun	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
nimbleness	noun	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
readiness	noun	a natural effortlessness; ; --Jane Austen
immediateness	noun	the quickness of action or occurrence
promptness	noun	the characteristic of doing things without delay

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schnell

Jeder Bereich des Körpers, der sehr schmerzempfindlich ist (z. B. das Fleisch unter der Haut oder ein Finger- oder Zehennagel)

🇫🇷French

rapide

toute zone du corps très sensible à la douleur (comme la chair sous la peau ou un ongle ou un ongle d'orteil)

🇪🇸Spanish

rápido

cualquier área del cuerpo que sea muy sensible al dolor (como la carne debajo de la piel o la uña de la mano o del pie)

🇮🇹Italian

presto

qualsiasi area del corpo altamente sensibile al dolore (come la carne sotto la pelle o l'unghia della mano o del piede)

🇳🇱Dutch

snel

elk deel van het lichaam dat zeer gevoelig is voor pijn (zoals het vlees onder de huid of een vinger- of teennagel)

🇵🇹Portuguese

rápido

qualquer área do corpo que seja altamente sensível à dor (como a carne sob a pele ou uma unha ou unha)

🇷🇺Russian

быстрый

любая область тела, которая очень чувствительна к боли (например, плоть под кожей, ноготь на руке или ноге)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जल्दी

शरीर का कोई भी क्षेत्र जो दर्द के प्रति अत्यधिक संवेदनशील है (जैसे त्वचा के नीचे का मांस या नाखून या पैर का नाखून)

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্রুত

শরীরের যে কোনো অংশ যা ব্যথার প্রতি অত্যন্ত সংবেদনশীল (ত্বকের নিচের মাংস বা আঙুলের নখ বা পায়ের নখের মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

விரைவான

வலிக்கு அதிக உணர்திறன் கொண்ட உடலின் எந்தப் பகுதியும் (தோலுக்கு அடியில் உள்ள சதை அல்லது விரல் நகம் அல்லது கால் நகமாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

త్వరగా

నొప్పికి అత్యంత సున్నితంగా ఉండే శరీరంలోని ఏదైనా ప్రాంతం (చర్మం కింద మాంసం లేదా వేలుగోలు లేదా గోరు వంటిది)

🇮🇳Marathi

जलद

शरीराचे कोणतेही क्षेत्र जे वेदनांना अतिसंवेदनशील आहे (त्वचेखालील मांस किंवा नख किंवा पायाचे नखे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝડપી

શરીરનો કોઈપણ વિસ્તાર જે પીડા પ્રત્યે અત્યંત સંવેદનશીલ હોય (ત્વચાની નીચેનું માંસ અથવા આંગળીના નખ અથવા પગના નખ તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ತ್ವರಿತ

ನೋವಿಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮವಾಗಿರುವ ದೇಹದ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರದೇಶ (ಚರ್ಮದ ಕೆಳಗಿರುವ ಮಾಂಸ ಅಥವಾ ಬೆರಳಿನ ಉಗುರು ಅಥವಾ ಕಾಲ್ಬೆರಳ ಉಗುರು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേഗം

വേദനയോട് വളരെ സെൻസിറ്റീവ് ആയ ശരീരത്തിൻ്റെ ഏതെങ്കിലും ഭാഗം (ചർമ്മത്തിനടിയിലുള്ള മാംസം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു വിരൽ നഖം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാൽവിരല് നഖം പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੇਜ਼

ਸਰੀਰ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਖੇਤਰ ਜੋ ਦਰਦ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਸੰਵੇਦਨਸ਼ੀਲ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਚਮੜੀ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਮਾਸ ਜਾਂ ਉਂਗਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਹੁੰ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جلدی

جسم کا کوئی بھی حصہ جو درد کے لیے انتہائی حساس ہو (جیسے جلد کے نیچے کا گوشت یا انگلی کا ناخن یا ناخن)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

快的

身体对疼痛高度敏感的任何部位（如皮肤下的肉或手指甲或脚趾甲）

🇯🇵Japanese

素早い

痛みに非常に敏感な体のあらゆる領域（皮膚の下の肉、指の爪、足の爪など）

🇰🇷Korean

빠른

통증에 매우 민감한 신체 부위(피부 아래의 살, 손톱 또는 발톱 등)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhanh

bất kỳ vùng nào trên cơ thể rất nhạy cảm với cơn đau (như phần thịt bên dưới da hoặc móng tay hoặc móng chân)

🇹🇭Thai

เร็ว

บริเวณใด ๆ ของร่างกายที่ไวต่อความเจ็บปวดอย่างมาก (เช่น เนื้อใต้ผิวหนัง เล็บมือ หรือเล็บเท้า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

cepat

area tubuh mana pun yang sangat sensitif terhadap rasa sakit (seperti daging di bawah kulit atau kuku jari tangan atau kaki)

🇵🇭Filipino

mabilis

anumang bahagi ng katawan na lubhang sensitibo sa pananakit (tulad ng laman sa ilalim ng balat o kuko o kuko sa paa)

🇲🇾Malay

cepat

mana-mana bahagian badan yang sangat sensitif terhadap kesakitan (seperti daging di bawah kulit atau kuku atau kuku kaki)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سريع

أي منطقة من الجسم حساسة للغاية للألم (مثل اللحم الموجود تحت الجلد أو ظفر اليد أو أظافر القدم)

🇮🇷Persian

سریع

هر ناحیه از بدن که به شدت به درد حساس است (مانند گوشت زیر پوست یا ناخن دست یا پا)

🇹🇷Turkish

hızlı

Vücudun ağrıya karşı oldukça hassas olan herhangi bir bölgesi (derinin altındaki et veya el veya ayak tırnağı gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָהִיר

כל אזור בגוף הרגיש מאוד לכאב (כמו הבשר מתחת לעור או ציפורן או ציפורן ברגליים)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'quick'?

The primary meaning of 'quick' is 'any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'quick' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'quick' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'quick' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'quick' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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