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quite an

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. quite, quite a, quite anadverb

    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"

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  1. quite an

    "Quite an" is a phrase often used to emphasize and intensify the impact or level of the noun or adjective that follows it. It implies that something or someone is particularly or remarkably in degree of the specified quality or condition, exceeding the usual or expected extent. For example, "She's quite an artist" suggests that she's especially talented in art.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of quite an in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of quite an in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of quite an in a Sentence

  1. Honey Langcaster-James:

    We hear the same things time and time again -- social media has made a lot of things worse for people in the public eye, the public don't always see that people are struggling... we only ever see quite an unrealistic picture of someone's life online, and that's the same for celebrities.

  2. Frederic Stevenin:

    Long term, the objective will be to list the entity as we believe this will be quite an attractive growth story. We think it's a natural outcome.

  3. Deborah Nagin:

    Rodents feel safe in corners and will either defecate or urinate in places they feel safe, these are telltale signs that mice aren’t quite an 'isolated incident.'.

  4. Richard Webby:

    It was quite an unusual season in that we almost had two seasons within the one.

  5. Joe Wright:

    When little girls come out of seeing the movie, their favorite character always is Tiger Lily. When asked why, they say 'because she can do anything.' I think she is quite an empowering character for little girls and that to me is really gratifying.

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