quick study
Picks up fast
A quick study is someone who learns or understands new things rapidly.
The phrase comes from theater, where an actor who could memorize lines fast was invaluable as an understudy.
Now it applies broadly: She's a quick study—picked up the software in an afternoon.
The opposite is a slow study, though that phrase is less common.
One who comprehends swiftly
understand · comprehend · assimilate · internalize · retain · master · acquire · sponge
Gifted youth with rare talent
- giftedGiven as present
- talentInborn aptitude
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- naturalNot artificially produced
whiz · wunderkind · savant · bright · brilliant · clever · sharp · smart
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
- mental agilityQuick, flexible thinking
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
- insightfulHaving penetrating discernment
astute · keen · shrewd · discerning · perspicacious · incisive · analytical · sharp-witted
Hasty informal drawing
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- run-throughFull practice of something
cold reading · audition · stand-in · last-minute · improvisation · preparation · performance · role
fast learner
One who comprehends swiftly
catch on · understand · comprehend · assimilate · internalize · retain · master · acquire · sponge · receptive
prodigy
Gifted youth with rare talent
natural · whiz · wunderkind · savant · bright · brilliant · clever · sharp · smart · capable
intelligence
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
- mental agilityQuick, flexible thinking
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
insightful · astute · keen · shrewd · discerning · perspicacious · incisive · analytical · sharp-witted · alert
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- blockingImpeding forward progress
run-through · cold reading · audition · stand-in · last-minute · improvisation · preparation · performance · role · script
- sketchessketch, pencil drawings, charcoal sketches, ink sketches, rough sketch
- learner traitsstudious, grit, diligent, curious, inquisitive
- draftsdraft, sketch, outline, plan, rough draft
- plein airen plein air, field kit, natural light, golden hour, direct observation
- learninglearning, learn, classes, instruction, lesson
- drawingpencil drawing, drawing, sketch, sketches, pencil sketch
quick studyslow learner
One grasping concepts gradually
dunce · dullard · slow on the uptake · dimwit · blockhead
quick studyset in one's ways
Fixed in habits
unadaptable · dense · obtuse · thick · wooden
study, quick, student, quickly, studied, studio, studying, studies, quickness