quickener
UK/ˈkwɪkənə/US/ˈkwɪkənɚ/
quickener noun: one who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action.
Noun
quickener (plural quickeners)
- One who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action.
- Synonyms:
- catalyst
- That which gives life, animates, or nourishes.
- Where, through the deep, rich soil enwound,
The waters of Dirce flow?
Nourisher she of man and mead,
Quencher of thirst and quickener of seed;1922, “The Seven against Thebes”, in Geoffrey Montagu Cookson, transl., Four Plays of Aeschylus, page 124
- Where, through the deep, rich soil enwound,
quickener meaning in Tamil and Bengali
quickener in Tamil
- உயிர்ப்பிப்போன்
quickener in Bengali
- দ্রুত, গতিশীল করে, প্রাণবন্ত করে, পুষ্টি যোগায়
Synonyms of quickener
Forms of quickener
| plural | quickeners |
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Origin of quickener
From Middle English quykener, equivalent to quicken + -er.
Questions about quickener
- What does quickener mean?
- Quickener means one who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action.
- What is quickener in Tamil?
- Quickener in Tamil is உயிர்ப்பிப்போன். See Quickener meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is quickener?
- Quickener is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quickener?
- Quickener is pronounced /ˈkwɪkənə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of quickener?
- The plural of quickener is quickeners.
Words near quickener in the dictionary
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