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EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
Adjective
- //She answered the phone in a brisk voice.
- //They went for a brisk walk in the woods.
- //She walked at a brisk pace.
- //Business is brisk at the store.
- //There is a brisk market in old movie posters.
First Known Use
Adjective
1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb
1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense History and Etymology
Adjective
probably modification of Middle French brusqueVerb
verbal derivative of brisk entry 1brisk
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- having much high-spirited energy and movement //a brisk exercise that many athletes use to warm upSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonyms
- moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed //moved at a brisk walk through the exhibitSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrasesat speed [chiefly British]Near AntonymsAntonyms
- marked by much life, movement, or activity //brisk trading on the stock marketSynonyms
buckskin
Definition
- : the skin of a buck: a soft pliable usually suede-finished leather
- buckskins plural : buckskin breechesarchaic : a person dressed in buckskinespecially : an early American backwoodsman
- : a horse of a light yellowish-dun color with black mane and tail
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1abuckskin
noun
Synonyms
- as in deerskin, cowhide
- as in chestnut, palominoSynonyms & Near SynonymsExamplesAdjective
- //She answered the phone in a brisk voice.
- //They went for a brisk walk in the woods.
- //She walked at a brisk pace.
- //Business is brisk at the store.
- //There is a brisk market in old movie posters.
First Known UseAdjective1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb1598, in the meaning defined at transitive senseHistory and EtymologyAdjectiveprobably modification of Middle French brusqueVerbverbal derivative of brisk entry 1briskadjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms
- having much high-spirited energy and movement //a brisk exercise that many athletes use to warm upSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonyms
- moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed //moved at a brisk walk through the exhibitSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrasesat speed [chiefly British]Near AntonymsAntonyms
- marked by much life, movement, or activity //brisk trading on the stock marketSynonyms
buckskinDefinition
- : the skin of a buck: a soft pliable usually suede-finished leather
- buckskins plural : buckskin breechesarchaic : a person dressed in buckskinespecially : an early American backwoodsman
- : a horse of a light yellowish-dun color with black mane and tail
First Known Use14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1abuckskinnounSynonyms
- as in deerskin, cowhide
- as in chestnut, palominoSynonyms & Near SynonymsExamplesAdjective
- //She answered the phone in a brisk voice.
- //They went for a brisk walk in the woods.
- //She walked at a brisk pace.
- //Business is brisk at the store.
- //There is a brisk market in old movie posters.
First Known UseAdjective1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb1598, in the meaning defined at transitive senseHistory and EtymologyAdjectiveprobably modification of Middle French brusqueVerbverbal derivative of brisk entry 1briskadjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms
- having much high-spirited energy and movement //a brisk exercise that many athletes use to warm upSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonyms
- moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed //moved at a brisk walk through the exhibitSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrasesat speed [chiefly British]Near AntonymsAntonyms
- marked by much life, movement, or activity //brisk trading on the stock marketSynonyms
buckskinDefinition
- : the skin of a buck: a soft pliable usually suede-finished leather
- buckskins plural : buckskin breechesarchaic : a person dressed in buckskinespecially : an early American backwoodsman
- : a horse of a light yellowish-dun color with black mane and tail
First Known Use14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1abuckskinnounSynonyms
- as in deerskin, cowhide