Definitions for quasiˈkweɪ zaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑ si, -zi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
qua•siˈkweɪ zaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑ si, -zi(adj.)
resembling; seeming; virtual:
a quasi member.
Origin of quasi:
1905–10; independent use of quasi -
quasi-
a combining form meaning “resembling,”“having some, but not all of the features of”:
quasi-definition; quasi-scientific.
Category: Affix
Origin of quasi-:
< L quasi as if, as though =qua(m) as +sī if
Princeton's WordNet
quasi(a)(adj)
having some resemblance
"a quasi success"; "a quasi contract"
Wiktionary
quasi(Adjective)
resembling or having a likeness to something
Origin: From quasi.
Webster Dictionary
Quasi(u)
as if; as though; as it were; in a manner sense or degree; having some resemblance to; qualified; -- used as an adjective, or a prefix with a noun or an adjective; as, a quasi contract, an implied contract, an obligation which has arisen from some act, as if from a contract; a quasi corporation, a body that has some, but not all, of the peculiar attributes of a corporation; a quasi argument, that which resembles, or is used as, an argument; quasi historical, apparently historical, seeming to be historical
Translations for quasi
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
hardly(adverb)
almost no, none, never etc
Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.
- skaars, byna geen/nooitAfrikaans
- تَقْريبا لاArabic
- почти никой/никогаBulgarian
- quase não, nenhum, etc.Portuguese (BR)
- skoroCzech
- kaumGerman
- næstenDanish
- σχεδόν καθόλουGreek
- apenasSpanish
- vaevaltEstonian
- ندرتآFarsi
- tuskinFinnish
- presqueFrench
- בְּקוֹשִׁיHebrew
- मुश्किल सेHindi
- jedva, gotovo nikadaCroatian
- alig(ha), szinte semmi, soha stb.Hungarian
- hampir tidak adaIndonesian
- varlaIcelandic
- quasiItalian
- ほとんど～しないJapanese
- 거의 ...아니다Korean
- beveik nei (vienas), beveik neLithuanian
- gandrīz nekadLatvian
- hampir tiadaMalay
- bijnaDutch
- nesten ingen/aldriNorwegian
- mało (co), mało (który), prawie (nie)Polish
- ندرتآPersian
- په كلكه توګهPashto
- quase não, nenhum, etc.Portuguese
- abia; nu preaRomanian
- едва (ли); почти неRussian
- sotvaSlovak
- skoraj nikoliSlovenian
- skoroSerbian
- knappt, knappast, nästan ingen (inget, aldrig)Swedish
- แทบจะไม่Thai
- hemen hemen hiçTurkish
- 幾乎沒有Chinese (Trad.)
- ледвеUkrainian
- شاید ہی کوئیUrdu
- hầu như khôngVietnamese
- 几乎不是Chinese (Simp.)
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