Term: brisk
brisk (adj): doing something in a quick, energetic, and busy way.
Synonyms: Quick, fast, energetic, active.
Pronunciation: /brɪsk/
Translation: Rosīgs, ņiprs or straujš
Example: We went for a brisk walk in the park to get some fresh air before work.
Other words from this root: Briskly (adverb), briskness (noun).
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
brisk (adjective)1.
keenly alert - lively
2.
a) pleasingly tangy - brisk tea
b) - fresh invigorating brisk weather
3.
sharp in tone or manner
4.
a) - energetic quick a brisk pace
b) marked by much activity - business was brisk
transitive verb
intransitive verb
to make brisk to become brisk - usually used with up business brisked up
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
brisk (adjective)1.
having much high-spirited energy and movement
SYNONYMS:
active, airy, animate, animated, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, gay, jaunty, jazzy, kinetic, mettlesome, peppy, perky, pert, pizzazzy ( pizazzy), racy, snappy, spanking, sparky, spirited, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippyRELATED WORDS:
dapper, dashing, spiffy; agog, alert, awake, open-eyed, up, wide-awake; agile, nimble, spry; bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, chirrupy, effervescent, sparkly, upbeat; eager, enthusiastic, keen; frolicsome, impish, pixieish, playful; boisterous, bubbly, ebullient, exuberant, high-spirited; high-strung, nervous, skittishNEAR ANTONYMS:
indolent, lazy, unambitious; inert, lethargic, sleepy, sluggish, tired, torpid, weary; apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid; boring, dull, irksome, tedious2.
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
SYNONYMS:
blistering, breakneck, breathless, brisk, dizzy, fleet, fleet-footed, flying, galloping, hasty, hot, lightning, nippy, quick, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, splitting, swift, whirlwind, zippyRELATED WORDS:
expeditious, prompt, ready; accelerated, hastened, hurried, quickened, rushed; breathtaking; energetic, strenuous, strong, vigorous; high-speed; rush; ultrafast, ultrarapidNEAR ANTONYMS:
crawling, dallying, dawdling, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, languid, lingering, plodding, poking, poky ( pokey), slowish, sluggish, unhurried; deliberate, leisurely, measured; dilatory, late, tardy; ultraslow3.
marked by much life, movement, or activity
SYNONYMS:
aboil, abubble, abuzz, animated, astir, brisk, bustling, busy, buzzing, flourishing, happening, hopping, humming, kinetic, lively, rousing, stirring, thriving, vibrantRELATED WORDS:
abounding, crowded, overflowing, populous, swarming, teeming, thronging