English Explanatory Dictionary

rapid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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. Violent, severe.
  5. Happy.
adv
  1. Rapidly.
noun
  1. A rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
  2. A burst of rapid fire.
  3. Ellipsis of rapid chess.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹæpɪd/ en-us-rapid.ogg

Word forms

rapid more rapid rapider most rapid rapidest rapids

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rep- Proto-Indo-European *h₁rp-i-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.

Synonyms

sault

Related words

rapt

Derived words

bus rapid transit nonrapid rapid antigen test rapid automatized naming rapid eye movement rapid fire pistol rapid fire rapid-fire rapidity rapidly rapidness rapidograph rapid-onset gender dysphoria rapid response system rapid response team rapid transit rapid unplanned disassembly rapid unscheduled disassembly rocuronium ropinirole ultrarapid unrapid Big Rapids Cedar Rapids Grand Rapids Neosho Rapids Park Rapids Rapid Ann Rapidan Rapid City rapidless Rock Rapids Wisconsin Rapids
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