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study

46 7.3
A person who learns new things quickly
  • noun
  • /ˈstʌdi/
  • Archaic
translation icon : persona que aprende rápido
  • I'm a quick study when it comes to something I care about.

Examples

Synonyms

sponge
vsstudy
17 7.0

A person who learns new things quickly and easily

emphasizes speedy memorizing rather than passive absorption
quick study
vsstudy
11 3.3

A person who learns new things quickly and easily

focuses on rapid memorizing of material, often for performance
memorizer
vsstudy
1 6.3

A person who learns things by repeating them until they can remember them

adds quick learning and ease rather than only rote recall
grasper
vsstudy
4.6

A person who learns new things quickly

is more about fast memorizing than deep understanding

Antonyms

177 2.8

Not able to do something you need to do

11 3.5

A habit of not remembering things like names or keys

Compounds

36 3.8

A careful study of one person, group or situation for research and teaching

32 2.8

A group of people who meet regularly to learn and talk about school or course material

14 1.1

A time at school when students do homework quietly while a teacher watches

11 3.3

A person who learns new things quickly and easily

A subject of learning like biology or history

A set of classes in a subject that lead to a qualification or degree

double-blind study
  • Specialized
2 4.2

An experiment where neither participants nor researchers know who gets the real treatment or a fake one to avoid bias

2 3.2

A course you do at home instead of in a classroom

A system where students do paid part-time work and study to gain experience

1 3.1

A school activity where children look at plants and animals in nature

1 4.1

A careful check of a job to find faster, easier ways to do it

brown study
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A state of being deeply lost in thought

A course where a student does work on their own with a teacher's guidance outside regular classes

literary study
  • Literature
1 5.7

A university subject about books, poems, plays, and what they mean

motion study
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A careful look at how a job is done to find faster, easier steps

time and motion study
  • Specialized
5.5

A study that measures how long each part of a job takes to find a faster way

time study
  • Specialized
5.3

A careful measure of how long a task takes to find faster ways to do it

time-and-motion study
  • Specialized
6.0

People watch how workers do a job to find the fastest, easiest way to do it

time-motion study
  • Specialized
6.2

A careful timing of movements to find faster ways to do a job

slow study
  • Slur
7.2

A person who takes more time to learn new things than others

How Quick

prodigy
43 6.7
natural
264 3.0
study
  • Archaic
46 7.3
learner
67 1.0
slow study
  • Slur
7.2

Surface Forms

study singular
studies plural

Etymology

Study for a person who learns quickly comes from the same Latin root studēre 'to apply oneself'. A 'quick study' is someone who can pay attention fast and learn new things easily.