Dictionary Definition
quite adv
1 to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite
tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" [syn: rather]
2 to the greatest extent; completely; "you're
quite right"; "she was quite alone"; "was quite mistaken"; "quite
the opposite"; "not quite finished"; "did not quite make it"
3 of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or
remarkable kind (not used with a negative); "her victory was quite
something"; "she's quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite a walk";
"we've had quite an afternoon" [syn: quite a, quite an]
4 actually or truly or to an extreme; "was quite
a sudden change"; "it's quite the thing to do"; "quite the rage";
"Quite so!"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
quit, quite.Pronunciation
- , /kwaɪt/, /kwaIt/
Adjective
quite- misspelling of quiet
Adverb
- Completely;
wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly.
- The work is not quite done; you are quite mistaken.
- To a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably.
- The car is quite damaged.
- I find him quite adorable.
- The car is quite damaged.
- To a moderate extent or degree (tone of speech will often
indicate this almost conflicting usage)
- Well, I quite like the painting.
- Work was quite OK today.
- Work went quite well today.
- Work was quite OK today.
- Well, I quite like the painting.
Translations
completely
- French: tout à fait, complètement
- Hungarian: teljesen
- Polish: całkowicie, całkiem
to a great extent
- French: vraiment
- Hungarian: nagyon
- Polish: całkowicie, całkiem
to a moderate extent
- French: assez
- Hungarian: meglehetősen
- Polish: całkiem
- ttbc German: vollständig (1), ziemlich (2,3) ganz
- ttbc Swedish: helt (1), fullständigt (1,2), ganska (3), rätt så (3)
Interjection
Quite!Derived terms
- quite so!
- quite a, quite some - something remarkable - (that's quite a black eye you have; that car is quite something)
- quite another - something separate - (that's quite another matter)
- quite a few, quite a lot - a considerable quantity, measure - (He has lost quite a few kilos)
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
OK,
Roger, a bit, a little,
absolutely, actually, all, all in all, all right, all
told, almighty,
alright, alrighty, altogether, amen, as you say, assuredly, awfully, aye, by all means, certainly, clean, clearly, cleverly, completely, considerably, da, decidedly, definitely, demonstrably, entirely, exactly, exceedingly, extremely, fairly, far, fine, for a certainty, for real,
fully, hear, honestly, in a measure, in a
way, in all, in all conscience, in some measure, in toto, indeed, indeedy, indubitably, irretrievably, irrevocably, it is that,
ja, just, just so, kind of, mais oui,
manifestly, mightily, mighty, moderately, most assuredly,
naturally, naturellement, noticeably, observably, obviously, of course, okay, only too, oui, patently, perfectly, plain, plumb, positively, powerful, powerfully, precisely, pretty, purely, rather, real, really, relatively, right, right as rain, right you
are, righto, scarcely, sensibly, seriously, sheer, significantly, slightly, so, somewhat, sort of, stark, sure, sure thing, surely, terribly, terrifically, that is so,
thoroughly, to a
degree, to be sure, to some extent, totally, truly, unambiguously, undeniably, undoubtedly, unequivocally, unmistakably, unrelievedly, unreservedly, utterly, verily, very, very much, very well,
visibly, well and good,
wholly, why yes, without
doubt, yea, yeah, yep, yes, yes indeed, yes indeedy, yes
sir, yes sirree, you are right, you said it, you speak
truly