Rapid
/ˈɹæpɪd/ adj, adv, noun, slang
adj, adv, noun, slang ·Common ·Middle school level
Definitions
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. plural-normally
- 2 a part of a river where the current is very fast wordnet
- 3 A burst of rapid fire. dated
- 4 Ellipsis of rapid chess. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"In these rapid games we had just twenty-five minutes each to make all our moves, a far cry from traditional chess, where games can last up to seven hours."
Adjective
- 1 Very swift or quick.
"a rapid stream"
- 2 Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)
- 3 Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)
- 4 Violent, severe. England, dialectal
- 5 Happy. dialectal, obsolete
Adjective
- 1 done or occurring in a brief period of time wordnet
- 2 characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed wordnet
Adverb
- 1 Rapidly. archaic, colloquial
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Technological innovation brought about the rapid progress of the information industry."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French rapide and its etymon Latin rapidus.