Quite A

Definition: Quite A

Quite A

Adverb

1. 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".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Quite A

Crosswords: Quite A

I'm practically on the wagon, that's quite a change. (Notorious; writing credit: Ben Hecht)

I've thought about this quite a bit sir and I would have to say considering what's waiting out there for me, I don't want to sell anything, buy anything or process anything as a career. (Say Anything; writing credit: Cameron Crowe.)

Your friend is quite a mercenary. (Star Wars; writing credit: George Lucas)

He's been quite a busy bastard that Turkish. (Snatch.; writing credit: Guy Ritchie)

You're quite a guy! (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft)

Quite a long shot, but anyway (But Anyway; performing artist: Blues Traveler)

Oh there were others, and I've known quite a few (Little Jeannie; performing artist: Elton John)

Well, he must o' thought that is quite a joke (A Boy Named Sue; performing artist: Johnny Cash)

Our little boy is four years old and quite a little man (D-I-V-O-R-C-E; performing artist: Tammy Wynette)

His rivals used to say quite a bit, (Oedipus Rex; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

Not Quite a Lady (1928)

I've Taken Quite a Fancy to You (1908)

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Books

• Quite a Year for Plums: A Novel (reference)

• 901 Best Jokes There Ever Was Plus Quite a Few Second Best (reference)

• Quite a Year for Plums [UNABRIDGED] (reference)

  (more book examples)

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Anyway, it must have been quite a party. Credit: Library of Congress.

Brenda Starr. This Basil St. John must be quite a man. Credit: Library of Congress.

Quite a coincidence!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Anyway, his tax dollar still buys quite a bit. Credit: Library of Congress.

Old miner on donkey, still quite a common means of transportation, in county road near Mohegan, West Virginia. Credit: Library of Congress.

Japanese-American volunteers. There's quite a difference between sneakers and a pair of heavy GI boots, Mitsuru Doi, eighteen, of Kauai, finds out. He was the first to put on the uniform of an American soldier. Looking on is a fellow inductee, Shuichi "Pe. Credit: Library of Congress.

Oregon, Monroe, Benton County. The Wilhelm mill closed ten years ago and service station "used to be quite a trading center around here until they had good roads.". Credit: Library of Congress.

"I've been watching young Clouder for some time now, he's quite a clever fellow!". Credit: Library of Congress.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

It seemed quite a shame, especially considering how many houses there are where fine instruments are absolutely thrown away.

This was quite a new idea to Alice, and she thought it over a little before she made her next remark.

He opened the bottle and wiped the top of it with the towel, which had the opposite effect to the one intended, in that the Ol' Janx Spirit instantly killed off millions of the germs which had been slowly building up quite a complex and enlightened civilization on the smellier patches of the towel.

We can use quite a few.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

There are already quite a number of well-known U.S. manufacturers in this category. (references)

Quite a few are owned by American companies such as Procter & Gamble, Colgate Palmolive and Cederroth International (Alberto Culver). (references)

The government sector has quite a few infrastructure projects in various stages of development; however, the economic crisis has seen the majority of these projects delayed. (references)

Economic History

Vietnam

A large number of them maintain close contact with their families in Vietnam, and transfer quite a bit of information on lifestyles abroad. (references)

Bahrain

These sectors are undergoing quite a bit of changesand development and, as anywhere, in-depth market studies would be advisable before moving forward with big projects. (references)

Vietnam

The concept of building businesses and business relationships in order to profit in the future is rare (although one may hear quite a bit of rhetoric about the need for the foreigner party to make a long-term commitment). (references)

Trade

Kenya

These developments are quite a divergent approach from the previous practices which led to serious delays in clearing both the import of inputs and the export of finished goods and encouraged illegal payments at the customs offices. (references)

Travel

Bolivia

In La Paz the average daytime temperature is 60 degrees Fahrenheit for most of the year, with temperatures dropping quite a bit after darkness falls. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "quite a": he's got quite a record ♦ it gave me quite a turn! ♦ quite a bit ♦ quite a bit of ♦ quite a character ♦ quite a distance away ♦ quite a few ♦ quite a good ♦ quite a little ♦ quite a long ♦ quite a long time ♦ quite a lot ♦ quite a lot of ♦ quite a walk ♦ quite a while. Additional references.

Albanian

mjaft (come on, enough, fairly, noticeably, pretty, quite, quite a few, rather, reasonably, richly, Satis, sufficiently, that's enough, well), goxha (good, lovely, nice, pretty, quite a lot, rather, well). (various references)

Arabic 

‏لمدة طويلة جدا (quite a long time), ‏عدد متوسط (quite a few). (various references)

Bulgarian 

порядъчно много (quite a few), доста много (pretty, quite a few). (various references)

Chinese 

半響 (a long time, half the day, quite a while), 半天 (a long time, half of the day, quite a while), 好些 (a good deal of, quite a lot), 好幾 (quite a few, several). (various references)

Czech

nemálo (quite a few), hezky daleko (quite a distance away), hezkých pár (quite a few), hezká řádka (quite a lot). (various references)

Finnish

pitkänlainen matka (quite a distance), koko joukon (a good deal, a great deal, quite a lot), kelpo lailla (considerably, quite a lot), hyvän matkaa (quite a distance, quite a long way), aika paljon (a good deal, a lot, quite a lot). (various references)

French

pas mal (quite a good), depuis long temps (quite a long time), assez grand nombre (quite a few). (various references)

German

Sie ist von gestern. (She's quite a back number.). (various references)

Hebrew 

רבים למ�"י (quite a few). (various references)

Hungarian

ez kész regény (it's quite a romance), ez igazán romantikus (it's quite a romance), elég sokat (quite a lot), elég sok (quite a few, quite a lot, respectable). (various references)

Italian

parecchio (a lot of, many a, many an, much, quite a lot, rather a long, rather a lot, several, some). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

見違える (to be beyond recognition, to be quite a difference). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

みちがえる (to be beyond recognition, to be quite a difference). (various references)

Pig Latin

itequay aay

Portuguese

bastante tempo (quite a long time). (various references)

Romanian

m-a speriat de-a binelea (it gave me quite a turn). (various references)

Russian 

довольно много (a good many, good few, quite a few). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

mnogo (deal: a good deal, deal: a great deal, deal: a great deal of, great, lot, lot: a lot of, lots of, many, much, multi, plenty, plenty of, quite a few, vastly, very). (various references)

Spanish

un buen rato (quite a while), bastante (a good bit, a good deal, a good few, a little, enough, fairly, lot, nice, passably, pretty, quite, quite a bit, quite a bit of, quite a few, quite a lot of, rather, some, somewhat, sufficient, sufficiently, to some extend, to some extent). (various references)

Swedish

inte så litet (quite a little), ganska många (quite a few). (various references)

Turkish

tipik bir kişilik (quite a character), epeyce yol (quite a walk), epeyce (fairly, goodly, just about, pretty, quite a few). (various references)

Ukrainian

чимало (a good few, plenty, quite a few, some), досить багато (a good few, quite a few), досить довго (long enough, quite a while), досить давно (quite a long, quite a while). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: quate, quiet, quite.

-2 letters: etui, quai, quit.

-3 letters: ait, ate, eat, eau, eta, qat, qua, tae, tau, tea, tie, tui, uta.

-4 letters: ae, ai, at, et, it, ta, ti, ut.

+1 letter: antique, liquate, quinate, tequila.

+2 letters: antiqued, antiquer, antiques, equality, equating, equation, equiseta, equitant, liquated, liquates, pratique, quainter, quakiest, quantile, quantize, quartile, requital, tequilas.

+3 letters: acquitted, acquitter, antiquate, antiquers, equations, equitable, equitably, liquidate, pratiques, quaggiest, quaintest, qualities, qualmiest, quantiles, quantized, quantizer, quantizes, quartiles, quartzite, queasiest, queaziest, quittance, requitals, sequacity, squattier.

+4 letters: acquainted, acquitters, antiplaque, antiquated, antiquates, aquatinted, aquatinter, banqueting, coequality, coequating, equability, equalities, equanimity, equational, equatorial, equestrian, equitation, equivalent, equivocate, inadequate, inequality, liquidated, liquidates, marquisate, parqueting, quaintness, quantified, quantifier, quantifies, quantitate, quantities, quantizers, quarantine, quartering, quartzites, quaternion, quaternity, quatrefoil, quittances, quizmaster, reacquaint, requiescat, sequential, squabbiest, squalidest, squalliest, squashiest, squattiest, squeakiest, tranquiler, ultraquiet.