quicksand.
Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
Meaning & usage
Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
My feet were firmly lodged in the quicksand, and the more I struggled the more I sank into it.
Anything that metaphorically pulls one down or buries one; a treacherous, risky danger
the quicksands of youth
Where this word comes from
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.
Try it on your idea.
quicksand has 9 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.