Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. quite, rather(adverb)

   to a degree (not used with a negative)

   "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich"

2. quite(adverb)

   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. quite, quite a, quite an(adverb)

   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"

4. quite(adverb)

   actually or truly or to an extreme

   "was quite a sudden change"; "it's quite the thing to do"; "quite the rage"; "Quite so!"

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Quite

   see Quit

2. Quite(adj)

   completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished; to be quite mistaken

3. Quite(adj)

   to a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably

Origin: [F. quitte discharged, free, clear; cf. OF. quitement freely, frankly, entirely. See Quit, a.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Quite

   kwīt (Spens.). Same as Quit.

2. Quite

   kwīt, adv. completely: wholly: entirely.—Quite a little, a good few: considerable; Quite so, a phrase denoting assent in conversation. [Merely an adv. use of the adj. quit.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'quite' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #261

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'quite' in Written Corpus Frequency: #141

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'quite' in Adverbs Frequency: #35

Anagrams for quite »

1. Quiet

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of quite in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of quite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Jef Versele:

   It was quite a mess.

2. Chelsea Lindsey:

   They are quite strong.

3. Maureen Kiesewetter:

   He was quite a character.

4. Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, the preface:

   All art is quite useless.

5. Torben Sarauw:

   It's quite a special find.

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