Word.ws English Dictionary

quicksand in Persian

ماسه بادی mâsse bâdi

/ˈkwɪkˌsænd/

quicksand in Persian: ماسه بادی (mâsse bâdi). In English, quicksand means wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.

Persian words for quicksand

type of sand
ماسه بادی mâsse bâdi

English meaning of quicksand

  1. noun Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
  2. noun Anything that metaphorically pulls one down or buries one; a treacherous, risky danger.

Full definition of quicksand

quicksand in a sentence

  • My feet were firmly lodged in the quicksand, and the more I struggled the more I sank into it.
  • the quicksands of youth

Synonyms of quicksand

quicksand in other languages

Questions about quicksand in Persian

What is the meaning of quicksand in Persian?
Quicksand in Persian is ماسه بادی (mâsse bâdi).
معنی quicksand چیست؟
Quicksand: ماسه بادی (mâsse bâdi).
What does quicksand mean in English?
Quicksand means wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: quicksand (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-StalJosA-Quicksand.wav, LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quicksand.wav.

Cite this page: “quicksand meaning in Persian.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/persian/quicksand. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.