quicksand

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Anything that metaphorically pulls one down or buries one; a treacherous, risky danger

Concepts

sables mouvants

sable mouvant

marécage

lise

Synonymes

shifting sand

running sand

quagmire

drift sand

quick sand

sludge

snare

trap

🪤

floating sand

heaving sand

soil flow

unfixed sand

mobile sand

wind drift sand

bog

blown sand

marsh

mud

puddle

Traductions

Treibsand

drijfzand

κινούμενη άμμος

areia movediça

sabbie mobili

arena movediza

βούρκος

άμμος

arenas movedizas

sorres movedisses

λάσπη

σύρτις

κινητή άμμος

sorramoll

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: quyksande

Hérité de ancien anglais: cwecesand

Appartenant à suédois: kvicksand

Appartenant à islandais: kviksandur

In summary

From Middle English quyksande, from Old English cwecesand (“quicksand”), equivalent to quick (“living”) + sand. Cognate with Swedish kvicksand (“quicksand”), Icelandic kviksandur, kviksyndi (“quicksand”). More at quick, sand.