Quick study
n.capable, energeticeveryday
What it means
A person who learns or understands something unusually fast.
Reach for it when praising learning speed rather than prior expertise
Although new to the workshop, Niko was a quick study with every machine.
Choose between these
6- playful
sponge
someone absorbs information eagerly
not when Sponge is too casual for an evaluation.
- everyday
fast learner
rapid learning needs plain language
not when Fast learner is less idiomatic praise.
- warm
the skill appears effortless from the start
not when Natural may deny the person's work.
- professional
quick learner
workplace learning speed is being assessed
not when Quick learner lacks the compact idiom.
- literary
apt pupil
receptive intelligence deserves formal praise
not when Pupil can sound juvenile.
- literary
exceptional early talent is documented
not when Prodigy is far stronger than quick study.
Said against
3- slow learner
- novice
- struggler
It naturally appears in
3- be a quick study
Mara proved to be a quick study during rehearsals.
- remarkably quick study
The apprentice was a remarkably quick study.
- quick study in languages
He is a quick study in languages but practices daily.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English noun phrase sense: person who learns rapidly opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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