adj
Meaning 1
Very swift or quick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a rapid stream
- rapid growth
- rapid improvement
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rapid
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Canada, Received-Pronunciation, US: /ˈɹæpɪd/
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rhymes with -æpɪd
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CMU ARPABET: R AE1 P AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 2
Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 4
Violent, severe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: England, dialectal
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adj
Meaning 5
Happy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, obsolete
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adv
Meaning 6
Rapidly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, colloquial
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noun
Meaning 7
A rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural-normally
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sault
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
A burst of rapid fire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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noun
Meaning 9
Ellipsis of rapid chess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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adjective satellite
Meaning 10
done or occurring in a brief period of time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a rapid rise through the ranks
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a rapid movement
- a speedy car
- a speedy errand boy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: speedy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
a part of a river where the current is very fast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: waterway
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1reh1p-der. Proto-Italic *rapjō Latin rapiō Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rapidusder. Middle French rapidebor. ▲ Latin rapidusbor. English rapid Borrowed from Middle French rapide and its etymon Latin rapidus.
Across languages
Translations
126 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: vinnig — Very swift or quick
- Southern Altai: ылтам (ïltam) — Very swift or quick
- Arabic: سَرِيع (sarīʕ) — Very swift or quick
- Arabic: سريع (sarīʕ) — Very swift or quick
- Bashkir: тиҙ (tiź) — Very swift or quick
- Bashkir: шәп (şəp) — Very swift or quick
- Belarusian: ху́ткі (xútki) — Very swift or quick
- Belarusian: ско́ры (skóry) — Very swift or quick
- Bulgarian: бърз (bǎrz) — Very swift or quick
- Catalan: ràpid — Very swift or quick
- Chinese Cantonese: 快 (faai3) — Very swift or quick
- Chinese Mandarin: 快 (kuài) — Very swift or quick
- Chinese Mandarin: 迅速 (xùnsù) — Very swift or quick
- Chinese Mandarin: 急速 (jísù) — Very swift or quick
- Chinese Mandarin: 快速 (kuàisù) — Very swift or quick
- Chinese Mandarin: 急湍 (jítuān) — Very swift or quick
- Czech: rychlý — Very swift or quick
- Dutch: snel — Very swift or quick
- Dutch: snelle — Very swift or quick
- Esperanto: rapide — Very swift or quick
- Finnish: nopea — Very swift or quick
- Finnish: ripeä — Very swift or quick
- French: rapide — Very swift or quick
- Galician: rápido — Very swift or quick
- German: schnell — Very swift or quick
- Greek: ταχύς (tachýs) — Very swift or quick
- Greek: γρήγορος (grígoros) — Very swift or quick
- Greek: γοργός (gorgós) — Very swift or quick
- Ancient Greek: ταχύς (takhús) — Very swift or quick
- Ancient Greek: θοός (thoós) — Very swift or quick
- Hungarian: gyors — Very swift or quick
- Hungarian: sebes — Very swift or quick
- Icelandic: fljótur — Very swift or quick
- Italian: rapido — Very swift or quick
- Italian: deciso — Very swift or quick
- Japanese: 速い (hayai) — Very swift or quick
- Japanese: 急な (kyū na) — Very swift or quick
- Japanese: 迅速な (jinsoku na) — Very swift or quick
- Korean: 빠르다 (ppareuda) — Very swift or quick
- Latin: rapidus — Very swift or quick
- Latin: velox — Very swift or quick
- Latin: incitus — Very swift or quick
- Latvian: ātrs — Very swift or quick
- Latvian: ašs — Very swift or quick
- Latvian: straujš — Very swift or quick
- Latvian: žigls — Very swift or quick
- Latvian: knašs — Very swift or quick
- Macedonian: брз (brz) — Very swift or quick
- Malay: ligas — Very swift or quick
- Malay: deras — Very swift or quick
- Norwegian: rask — Very swift or quick
- Norwegian: hurtig — Very swift or quick
- Plautdietsch: schwind — Very swift or quick
- Plautdietsch: flinkj — Very swift or quick
- Polish: szybki — Very swift or quick
- Portuguese: rápido — Very swift or quick
- Romanian: repede — Very swift or quick
- Romanian: rapid — Very swift or quick
- Russian: бы́стрый (býstryj) — Very swift or quick
- Russian: ско́рый (skóryj) — Very swift or quick
- Sanskrit: आशु (āśu) — Very swift or quick
- Sanskrit: रघु (raghu) — Very swift or quick
- Scottish Gaelic: grad — Very swift or quick
- Slovak: rýchly — Very swift or quick
- Slovene: híter — Very swift or quick
- Spanish: rápido — Very swift or quick
- Spanish: raudo — Very swift or quick
- Swedish: snabb — Very swift or quick
- Swedish: hastig — Very swift or quick
- Tongan: vave — Very swift or quick
- Ukrainian: швидки́й (švydkýj) — Very swift or quick
- Ukrainian: ско́рий (skóryj) — Very swift or quick
- Ukrainian: хутки́й (xutkýj) — Very swift or quick
- Urdu: سریع (sarī) — Very swift or quick
- Volapük: vifik — Very swift or quick
- Afrikaans: stroomversnelling — section of river
- Bulgarian: бързей (bǎrzej) — section of river
- Catalan: ràpid — section of river
- Czech: peřej — section of river
- Dutch: stroomversnelling — section of river
- Esperanto: katarakto — section of river
- Finnish: koski — section of river
- French: rapides — section of river
- Galician: doiras — section of river
- German: Stromschnelle — section of river
- Hungarian: zúgó — section of river
- Hungarian: zuhatag — section of river
- Icelandic: flúðir — section of river
- Indonesian: riam — section of river
- Indonesian: jeram — section of river
- Ingrian: poroga — section of river
- Irish: fánsruth — section of river
- Italian: rapida — section of river
- Italian: cataratta — section of river
- Japanese: 急流 (kyūryū) — section of river
- Japanese: 瀬 (se) — section of river
- Komi-Zyrian: кось (koś) — section of river
- Korean: 여울 (yeoul) — section of river
- Latvian: krāce — section of river
- Latvian: straujums — section of river
- Latvian: straujtece — section of river
- Lower Tanana: ttha tenilenhxw — section of river
- Macedonian: брзак (brzak) — section of river
- Malay: jeram — section of river
- Māori: taiheke — section of river
- Māori: tanguru — section of river
- Māori: kōrio — section of river
- Norwegian Bokmål: stryk — section of river
- Norwegian Nynorsk: stryk — section of river
- Persian: تنداب (tondâb) — section of river
- Polish: bystrzyca — section of river
- Polish: bystrzyna — section of river
- Polish: bystrze — section of river
- Polish: szypot — section of river
- Portuguese: corredeira — section of river
- Russian: стремни́на (stremnína) — section of river
- Russian: поро́г (poróg) — section of river
- Spanish: rápido — section of river
- Spanish: rabión — section of river
- Swedish: fors — section of river
- Tagalog: lagaslasan — section of river
- Thai: แก่ง (gɛ̀ng) — section of river
- Udmurt: уть (uť) — section of river
- Ukrainian: пороги (porohy) — section of river
- Welsh: rhaeadr — section of river
- Welsh: geirw — section of river
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