quick fix

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwik fiks]
- /kwɪk fɪks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwik fiks]
- /kwɪk fɪks/

Definitions of quick fix words

noun quick fix an expedient, temporary solution, especially one that merely postpones having to cope with an overall problem. 1
countable noun quick fix If you refer to a quick fix to a problem, you mean a way of solving a problem that is easy but temporary or inadequate. 0
noun quick fix if you refer to a quick fix to a problem, you mean a way of solving a problem that is easy but temporary or inadequate 0
noun quick fix an easy and expedient solution or remedy, esp. one producing results that are temporary, illusory, or counterproductive 0

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Origin of quick fix

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Quick fix

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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quick fix popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for quick fix

noun quick fix

answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
antiphon — a short passage, usually from the Bible, recited or sung as a response after certain parts of a liturgical service
band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
biologic — pertaining to biology.
biologics — biological products such as vaccines and therapeutic sera, used to induce immunity to infectious diseases or harmful substances of biological origin

verb quick fix

gloze — to explain away; extenuate; gloss over (usually followed by over).
make light of — of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
whites — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
whiting — a slender food fish of the genus Menticirrhus, of the croaker family, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast of North America.

All 23 Synonyms of quick fix