Quite

Definition: Quite

Quite

Adverb

1. To a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich".

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".

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!".

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Date "quite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Tips from 1870

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Synonyms: Quite

Agreement

Right man in the right place, very thing; quite the thing, just the thing.

Approbation

Interjection: hear hear! bully for you! well done! bravo! bravissimo! euge! macte virtute! so far so good, that's right, quite right; optime! one cheer more; may your shadow never be less! esto perpetua! long life to! viva! enviva! Godspeed! valete et plaudite! encore! bis!

Completeness

Adverb: completely; Adjective: altogether, outright, wholly, totally, in toto, quite; all out; over head and ears; effectually, for good and all, nicely, fully, through thick and thin, head and shoulders; neck and heel, neck and crop; in all respects, in every respect; at all points, out and out, to all intents and purposes; toto coelo; utterly; clean, clean as a whistle; to the full, to the utmost, to the backbone; hollow, stark; heart and soul, root and branch, down to the ground.

Contrariety

Adjective: contrary, contrarious, contrariant; opposite, counter, dead against; converse, reverse; opposed, contrasted, antipodean, antagonistic, opposing; conflicting, inconsistent, contradictory, at cross purposes; negative; hostile. differing toto coelo; diametrically opposite; diametrically opposed; as opposite as black and white, as opposite as light and darkness, as opposite as fire and water, as opposite as the poles; as different as night and day; " Hyperion to a satyr"; quite the contrary, quite the reverse;no such thing, just the other way, tout au contraire.

Dissimilarity

Nothing of the kind; no such thing, quite another thing; far from it, cast in a different mold, tertium quid, as like a dock as a daisy, "very like a whale "; as different as chalk from cheese, as different as Macedon and Monmouth; lucus a non lucendo.

Dueness

Fitting; correct, proper, meet, befitting, becoming, seemly; decorous; creditable, up to the mark, right as a trivet; just the thing, quite the thing; selon les r

Facility

At home with; quite at home; in one's element, in smooth water; skillful;accustomed.

Freedom

Take a liberty; make free with, make oneself quite at home; use a freedom; take leave, take French leave.

Free and easy; at ease, at one's ease; degage, quite at home; wanton, rampant, irrepressible, unvanquished.

Incredulity

The word miscreant, which originally meant simply misbeliever, has now quite another meaning (). See Trench, On the Study of Words, p.

Irrelation

Remote, far-fetched, out of the way, forced, neither here nor there, quite another thing; detached, segregate; disquiparant.

Negation

Adverb: no, nay, not, nowise; not a bit, not a whit, not a jot; not at all, nohow, not in the least, not so; negative, negatory; no way; no such thing; nothing of the kind, nothing of the sort; quite the contrary, tout au contraire, far from it; tant s'en faut; on no account, in no respect; by no, by no manner of means; negatively.

Satiety

Have enough of, have quite enough of, have one's fill, have too much of; be satiated; Adjective:

Smallness

Almost, nearly, well-nigh, short of, not quite, all but; near upon, close upon; peu s'en faut, near the mark; within an ace of, within an inch of; on the brink of; scarcely, hardly, barely, only just, no more than. about, thereabouts, somewhere about, nearly, say; be the same, be little more or less. no ways, no way, no wise; not at all, not in the least, not a bit, not a bit of it, not a whit, not a jot, not a shadow; in no wise, in no respect; by no means, by no manner of means; on no account, at no hand.

Crosswords: Quite

Italian (as, here, in as much, over there, that, there), Occitan (very), Portuguese (even, paid up, quit, quits), Spanish (Parry).

I just don't quite know how to word it. (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin.)

Despite my privileged upbringing, I'm actually quite well-balanced (A Beautiful Mind; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

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.)

It's not quite reality (The Blair Witch Project; writing credit: Daniel Myrick; Eduardo Sánchez)

So hot, love I couldn't quite resist (Caught Up in You; performing artist: 38 Special)

I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know (You Oughta Know; performing artist: Alanis Morissette)

And there is nobody quite like you (THE MAIN EVENT/FIGHT; performing artist: Barbra Streisand)

I’ve never known anyone to love me quite the way you do ("Addictive Love"; performing artist: BeBe& CeCe Winans)

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

She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot. (references; author: Mark Twain)

The Face Is Familiar But I Can't Quite Remember My Name. (references; author: unknown)

Beauty is quite different from charm: beauty is what you notice in a woman, charm is when a woman notices you. (references; author: unknown)

Norma Isn't Quite Normal (1969)

Quite an Ordinary Knife (1967)

The Girl Who Couldn't Quite (1950)

Not Quite Decent (1929)

But Not Quite Just Yet (1916)

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Books

• Something Is Not Quite Right (reference)

• Something's Not Quite Right (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Not Quite Human (reference)

• Not Quite Paradise (reference)

• Still Not Quite Human (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• P.D.Q. Bach: Liebeslieder Polkas; Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods

• Waring PCJ201 Citrus Juicer, Quite White (reference)

• Waring PJE101 Quite White Juice Extractor (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

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This large (7 by 11 mm) macular lesion displays an irregular, scalloped border, which is indistinct in some areas. In addition to hues of tan and brown, several pink areas (arrows) are present. The presence of pink colors in the macular portion of a melanocytic nevus is quite distinctive for dysplastic nevi. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

The schizont stages of Plasmodium spp. development include the formation of merozoites. This erythrocyte contains an old, immature schizont with merozoites that are not quite developed enough to be released. Credit: CDC.

"Lava trees" formed when lava cools around tree trunks are quite tall. Credit: America's Coastlines.

The old C&GS Ship SURVEYOR at Dutch Harbor looking a little worse for the wear. The SURVEYOR was not quite 40 years old at this time. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

A cargo plane that didn't quite make it. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve A deer tick - Ixodes dammini - is quite abundant on Prudence Island. These small creatures can be quite dangerous to humans as they are carriers of Lyme disease. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

The larger buildings at Nan Madol are quite impressive. Note the thickness of the larger basalt "log" in the structure. Credit: Small World.

Soil erosion on unprotected soil in a developing area of Des Moines, Iowa. Soil erosion on these soils can be quite severe. Credit: Lynn Betts.

When you add it all up, peanuts aren't just peanuts-they're quite an important crop. The United States produces between 3 and 4 billion pounds of peanuts annually, and about 40 percent of these go into processed foods, from salted peanuts, candy, crackers, and cookies to peanut butter. They're a major source of vegetable oil too. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

A bowl of berries is a treat for the eye as well as a delight for the palate. But these tasty little morsels happen to be quite tricky to grow, harvest, and handle. These crops tend to have brief growing seasons and are vulnerable to insects, disease, and even birds, so ARS scientists have given them lots of attention. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

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To this I answer, Quite the contrary. (Second Treatise of Government)

In pointing out that their mode of exploitation was different to that of the bourgeoisie, the feudalists forget that they exploited under circumstances and conditions that were quite different, and that are now antiquated. (reference)

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Emma was quite at a loss

He had hardly done so before the Professor was back again, quite out of breath

But the ghost sat down on the opposite side of the fireplace, as if he were quite used to it.

quite possibly), manic self-publicist, terribly bad at personal relationships, often thought to be completely out to lunch

I knew it too, but could never quite find in my heart to act upon the knowledge

Madame Magloire ran towards him quite beside herself

Then all his eagerness passed away and he felt his face quite cool

I was quite right in saying you were a Bunburyist

We can use quite a few.

I had quite lost my stomach, and was almost reduced to a skeleton

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Health

But treatment for these forms may be quite successful. (references)

Many consumers are quite willing to buy irradiated foods. (references)

HPS patients seem to recover quite promptly after their acute insult. (references)

Business

Non-wage labor costs are also quite high. (references)

It is tight budgets which makes competition quite fierce. (references)

The situation is still quite different at the domestic level. (references)

Children

Bahamas

However, the same reporting requirement does not apply to cases of physical abuse, which health care professionals believe occurs quite frequently. (references)

Malawi

While rites to initiate girls into their future adult roles still are secret, information suggests that abusive practices are widespread and quite damaging. (references)

Civil Liberties

Nigeria

However, large outdoor religious gatherings continued to be quite common, especially in the southern part of the country. (references)

Economic History

Panama

Panama's bankruptcy law is quite antiquated. (references)

Kazakhstan

Obtaining the license is sometimes quite slow. (references)

Norway

Overall taxes in Norway, however, are quite high. (references)

Human Rights

Bulgaria

The APIA has opened new channels of information, which at times have proved quite helpful to human rights monitors; however, implementation of the act has been uneven. (references)

Cameroon

The Government apparently interprets these guidelines quite broadly and sometimes uses military courts to try matters concerning dissident groups and political opponents. (references)

Indigenous People

Taiwan

Critics have noted that its budget is quite small. (references)

Minorities

Greece

The integration of Roma into social security systems also is quite low. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

The ethnic composition of the whole population, including these noncitizens, is quite different from that of the citizenry alone, in that about three of every four noncitizens originated from either Burkina Faso, Mali, or Guinea. (references)

Political Economy

Bahrain

Enforcement of the boycott is quite lax. (references)

Trade

Bulgaria

The list of goods subject to registration is changed quite often. (references)

New Zealand

Open account purchase agreements are quite common among long time trading partners. (references)

Vietnam

Despite the relative weakness of Vietnamese banks, deposits have been increasing quite rapidly. (references)

Travel

Singapore

Traffic flow is quite good. (references)

Pakistan

The general standard of rental housing is quite good. (references)

Chad

Hospital facilities are basic and sanitation is quite poor. (references)

Women

Guinea

During the year, CPTAFE held large public ceremonies celebrating the "laying down of the excision knife" in which some traditional practitioners of FGM pledged to discontinue the practice; however, most of those who perform FGM oppose its eradication since the practice is quite lucrative. (references)

Worker Rights

Poland

Women and girls who are trafficked into Poland primarily from Eastern Europe are recruited from areas with low socioeconomic conditions, sometimes quite openly. (references)

Slovenia

It is quite common for nightclub owners to import illegally foreign nationals into the country and arrange work permits for them as auxiliary workers and dancers. (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": be not quite with it ♦ be quite frequent ♦ be quite ill ♦ be quite recovered ♦ be quite the thing ♦ be quite unlike smb. ♦ feel quite oneself ♦ for quite some time ♦ has now quite another meaning ♦ have quite enough of ♦ he is quite unblushing about it ♦ he lives quite out of the world ♦ he's got quite a record ♦ i quite understand ♦ it gave me quite a turn! ♦ it is quite clear that ♦ it is quite cold ♦ it is quite simple ♦ it is quite the go ♦ it is quite the other way ♦ it was quite an event ♦ it was quite an occasion ♦ it was quite route ♦ it's quite an acquisition! ♦ it's quite the thing ♦ it's quite uncanny ♦ keep quite ♦ not quite ♦ not quite correct ♦ not quite fresh ♦ not to feel quite up to the mark ♦ quite a ♦ 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 ♦ quite afield ♦ quite an ♦ quite another ♦ quite big ♦ quite contrary to ♦ quite different ♦ quite difficult ♦ quite enough ♦ quite good ♦ quite likely ♦ quite recently ♦ quite right ♦ quite right! ♦ quite simple ♦ quite simply ♦ quite smooth ♦ quite so ♦ quite so! ♦ quite the opposite! ♦ quite the reverse! ♦ quite the thing ♦ quite unexpectedly ♦ quite unlikely ♦ quite warm ♦ quite well ♦ quite wrong ♦ that is quite possible ♦ that's quite another matter ♦ the true is quite otherwise ♦ you are not quite yourself!. Additional references.

Beginning with "quite": quite-downtrodden, quite-right-enough.

Ending with "quite": imagine-quite, not-quite.

Containing "quite": never-quite-finished, never-quite-healed, never-quite-known, never-quite-stated, not-quite-accidentally, not-quite-blonde, not-quite-cleanness, not-quite-concealed, not-quite-definable, not-quite-finished, not-quite-grown-up, not-quite-human, not-quite-nice, Not-quite-raeburns, not-quite-redeemed, not-quite-so-innocent, not-quite-so-intrepid, not-quite-so-top, not-quite-so-traditional, not-quite-velvet, something-not-quite-right.

Afrikaans

baie (a lot, a lot of, many, much, plenty, plenty of, very, very much). (various references)

Albanian

fare (at all, dead, entirely, none, not at all, not in the least, nothing, plenty, scarcely, spermatic, very, whatever, wholly). (various references)

Arabic 

‏فعلا (actually, indeed, truly), ‏تماما (all, all right, alright, altogether, completely, decidedly, diametrically, enough, entirely, exactly, fairly, fully, in full, just, ok, okay, okey, perfectly, plumb, precisely, properly, quite so, right, sharp, simply, smack, so far so good, stark, stock, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, very, well, wholly, wide), ‏على نحو تام (perfectly), ‏جدا (considerably, enormously, exceedingly, extremely, greatly, highly, immensely, much, so, tremendously, very, very much indeed), ‏الى حد بعيد (excessively, far, to a large degree, widely). (various references)

Bulgarian 

съвършено (absolutely, completely, ideally, out and out, perfectly, stark, to perfection, utterly), съвсем (all, altogether, clean, clear, completely, directly, dooms, fairly, just, largely, most, plain, precious, real, regularly, simply, sopping, spang, thoroughly, to the core, to the wide, totally, up, well, wholly, wide), напълно (absolutely, all, altogether, amply, clean, completely, dead, entirely, every bit, fairly, fully, hollow, intimately, largely, out and out, outright, perfectly, richly, sheer, spang, stark, stiff, thoroughly, through, throughly, to the full, to the letter, to the wide, totally, utterly, well, whole-hog, wholly, wide, without reserve), доста (considerably, distinctly, great deal, half, nice and, pretty, rather, reasonably, some, somewhat, tolerably, well). (various references)

Catalan

molt (very, very much), enterament (at all, entirely, wholly). (various references)

Chinese 

蠻 (barbarian, bullying, reckless, rough, very), 頗 (rather, sloping, uneven), 相当 (Fairly, Pretty), 比較 (comparatively, compare, contrast, fairly, rather, relatively). (various references)

Czech

zcela (absolutely, all, clean, completely, entirely, fully, utterly, wholly), přesnì (accurately, bang, clearly, dead, exactly, faithfully, just, nicely, on the minute, on time, precisely, rightly, sharp, straight), naprosto (absolutely, altogether, dead, entirely, flat, fully, heartily, perfectly, sheer, to the hilt, totally, utterly), dost (bit, enough, fairly, that's enough, time is up), dokonale (from a to z, ideally, Pat, perfectly), docela (all, completely, fairly, throughout), úplnì (absolutely, all, altogether, completely, entirely, in full, off, outright, sheer, throughout, to the hilt, up to the hilt, utterly, well, wholly). (various references)

Danish

særlig (particular, special, specific, very, very much), meget (much, very, very much). (various references)

Dutch

erg (important, serious, very, very much). (various references)

Esperanto

tute (at all, entirely, wholly), tre (very, very much), sufiĉe (enough, rather, sufficiently), pli malpli. (various references)

Estonian

üsna. (various references)

Faeroese

stak (very, very much), sera (very, very much), rættiliga (at all, enough, entirely, rather, sufficiently, wholly), nógv (extremely, very, very much), nóg so (enough, rather, sufficiently), nóg (enough, rather, sufficiently), meir og minni, heilt (at all, entirely, wholly), avbera (very, very much), í so (enough, rather, sufficiently). (various references)

Farsi 

کاملا (Altogether, Intoto, Outright, Smack, Sopping, Sound, Through, Utter, Utterly, Wholly), واقعا (Bodily, Indeed, Really, Simply, Verily), تماما (All, Altogether, Intoto, Stark, Throughout, Well, Wholly), سراسر (Throughout, Whole), بکلی (Sheer, Throughout, Utterly). (various references)

Finnish

aivan (altogether, at all, entirely, exactly, fully, just, perfectly, very, wholly). (various references)

French

tout, plutôt, entièrement, assez. (various references)

Frisian

tige (considerably, very, very much), rju (very, very much), genôch (enough, rather, sufficient, sufficiently), gâns (entire, integral, overall, very, very much, whole), fleande (very, very much), bot (impolite, rude, very, very much), bjuster (very, very much), ûnhuerich (dismal, dreary, horrible, nasty, very, very much). (various references)

German

ziemlich (a little, almost, comparatively, considerable, enough, fair, fairly, fitting, most, nearly, pretty, proper, rather, reasonable, reasonably, relatively, sizable, sizeable, some, somewhat, sufficient, sufficiently, to some extent, tolerably), ganz (all, all of, at all, bodily, complete, completely, entire, entirely, exactly, full, general, in full, intact, integral, just, overall, perfect, pretty, purely, rather, really, reasonably, total, unbroken, unbrokenly, unmitigated, unmitigatedly, utterly, whole, wholly), schlechthin (as such, per se, plainly), gar (at all, cooked, done, entirely, even, indeed, passing, really, tanned, wholly), durchaus (absolutely, by all means, completely, definitely, perfectly, really, thoroughly, without fail). (various references)

Greek 

αρκετά (considerableably, considerably, enough, fairly, pretty, rather, reasonably, sufficiently). (various references)

Hawaiian

shumë (very, very much), mjaft (enough, rather, sufficiently), fare (at all, entirely, wholly), aspak (at all, entirely, wholly). (various references)

Hebrew 

מאוד (extremely, greatly, highly, much, so, sorely, stiff, super, surpassingly, very), למדי (enough, fairly, pretty, somewhat, sufficiently), לגמרי (altogether, clean, completely, downright, entirely, fully, neck and crop, out and out, over, right, thoroughly, to the wide, totally, up to the hilt, utterly, wholly), כליל (complete, completely, downright, entirely, out and out, over, passim, stark, stiff, thoroughly, total, totally, utter, utterly, whole), די (adequacy, adequate, enough, plenty, sufficiency, sufficient). (various references)

Hungarian

teljesen (absolutely, all, altogether, at all, clean, completely, consummately, entirely, from hub to tire up to the hub, full, fully, have sy by the leg, I am done to a frazzle, in full, it's all over with him, out and out, outright, perfectly, purely, regularly, sheer, stark, starkly, thoroughly, through and through, to serve sy hand and foot, to the full, to write out, totally, utterly, wholly). (various references)

Icelandic

nóg (enough, rather, sufficiently), mjög (very, very much), æði (character, nature, personality, very, very much). (various references)

Indonesian

sungguh (gad, heartily), cukup (adequate, adequately, enough, exactly, good-enough, rather, well-to-do), belaka (entirely, just, mere, only, simply). (various references)

Irish

ana (very). (various references)

Italian

abbastanza (enough, fairly, rather, relatively, sufficiently, tolerably). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

極 (climax, culmination, extreme, extremity, height, nadir, pole, very, zenith), 渋い ("cool", an aura of refined masculinity, astringent, bitter taste, grim, sober, stingy, sullen, tasteful clothing), 余程 (greatly, much, to a large extent, very), 余っ程 (greatly, much, to a large extent, very), 何共 (not a bit, nothing), 何とも (not a bit, nothing), どうと倒れる (how, in some way or other, much, no matter how hard one may try, nothing can be done, one way or another, really, somehow, somehow or other, thanks, to fall down all of a heap, to topple over, very, with roaring sound), からす麦 (at all, changing suddenly and completely, completely, oats, utterly), かも知れない (at all, banter, because, completely, dried-up, from, may, may be, might, out of, parched, perhaps, persiflage, possibly, since, through, utterly), 中々 (by no means, considerably, easily, fairly, highly, rather, readily, very), 中中 (by no means, considerably, easily, fairly, highly, rather, readily, very), 丸で (as if, as though, at all, completely, entirely, so to speak), 可成 (considerably, fairly), 可也 (considerably, fairly), ちんどん屋 (against one's better judgement, by mistake, determinedly, have been -ing, hoodlum, just, keep -ing, penis, to leave, traditional Japanese band of sandwich board advertisers, unconsciously, unintentionally, walking briskly). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

なかなか (by no means, considerably, easily, fairly, highly, rather, readily, very), なんとも (not a bit, nothing), まるで (as if, as though, at all, completely, entirely, so to speak), どうも (how, much, no matter how hard one may try, really, somehow, thanks, very), つい (against one's better judgement, by mistake, just, unconsciously, unintentionally), かなり (considerably, fairly), からきし (at all, completely, utterly), からっきし (at all, completely, utterly), ごく (phrases, very, words), よっぽど (greatly, much, to a large extent, very), よほど (greatly, much, to a large extent, very). (various references)

Korean 

확실히 (Decidedly). (various references)

Lombard

assé (enough, rather, sufficiently). (various references)

Malay

agak (a little, enough, fairly, rather, relatively, some, somewhat, sufficiently, to some extent). (various references)

Manx

ooilley-cooidjagh (altogether, en masse), dy slane (completely, fully, thoroughly, totally), dy bollagh (absolutely, clean, point-blank, thoroughly, wholly). (various references)

Norwegian

meget (very, very much), javisst, helt (completely, entirely, hero), ganske (altogether). (various references)

Papiamen

mashá (very, very much), marsha (very, very much), hopi (a lot of, much, plenty of, very, very much), bastante (enough, rather, sufficiently), basta (enough, rather, sufficiently), altamente (very, very much). (various references)

Pig Latin

itequay.(various references)

Polish

zupełnie (at all, entirely, wholly), nader (very, very much), mniej więcej, bardzo (extremely, very, very much). (various references)

Portuguese

bastante (a good deal, a lot, a smart few, ample, enough, fair, fairly, half, much, plenty, precious, pretty, rater, rather, several, some, sufficient, sufficiently), totalmente (all, consummately, entirely, full, fully, overall, right, through, unreservedly, wholly), muito (a good deal, a great deal of, a lot, a lot of, awfully, deadly, exceedingly, greatly, highly, jolly, mighty, much, passing, plaguy, plenty, precious, rare, ripping, sight, so, too, too much, very, very much). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

bastante (enough). (various references)

Romanian

total (absolute, all out, blank, complete, completely, count, crass, dead, entire, exclusive, gross, inclusive, outright, perfectly, sum, thorough, total, totally, unmitigated, utter, utterly, whole, wholly), prea (much, to a fault, too, very, very much), foarte (awfully, ever so, exceedingly, greatly, highly, immortally, indeed, jolly, most, much, notably, plenty, too, very, very much), fireşte (doubtlessly, indeed, naturally, of course), desigur (certainly, sure enough, why, yes), deplin (absolute, blank, complete, dead, entire, full, plenary, stark, total, whole, wholesale, wholly), de ajuns (enough, rather, sufficient, sufficiently), cu totul (all, all in all, downright, entirely, every bit, merely, most, out and out, outright, perfectly, plenty, right, thoroughly, to the full, up to the nines, utterly, wholly), cu desãvârşire (altogether, entirely), complet (absolute, all out, broad, clear, collected, complement, complete, completely, comprehensive, dead, down to the ground, downright, entire, entirely, every bit, every inch, exhaustive, fairly, flat, full, fully, good, hollow, outright, perfect, purely, stark, strict, suite, thorough, thoroughly, thoroughpaced, to the bone, total, unabridged, utter, utterly, whole), într-adevãr (forsooth, in good sooth, in sooth, in truth, indeed, really, verily). (various references)

Russian 

совсем (all, altogether, at all, at all 1, at all 2, entirely), очень (anxiously, awful, awfully, badly, damnably, dooms, enormously, ever so, exceedingly, extremely, greatly, highly, hugely, immensely, jolly, miserably, most, much, overwhelmingly, particularly, passing, pretty much, real, screamingly, so, thumping, to a degree, too, vastly, very, very much, very much indeed, well). (various references)

Scottish

uile gu léir (at all, entirely, wholly), gu leòr (enough, rather, sufficiently), glé (pretty often, very, very much), buileach (entire : gu buileach, entirely, total, wholly). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

sasvim (all over, all: at all, clean, completely, dead, entirely, fairly, lock up stock and barrel, plunk, sheer, span-new, stark, stinking, throughout, totally, utterly, well, well nigh, whole, wholly, wide), prilično (plenty, pretty, sufficiently), poveliki, dosta (enough, satis). (various references)

Spanish

bastante (a good bit, a good deal, a good few, a little, enough, fairly, lot, nice, passably, pretty, 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), muy (all over, awfully, greatly, hellish, highly, jolly, mighty, nice, precious, proper, rattling, sorely, too, very, very much), enteramente (all, at all, clean, completely, entirely, fully, wholly). (various references)

Sranan

sote (very, very much), dorodoro (sieve, sift, very, very much). (various references)

Swahili

sana (very, very much), mno (too, too much, very, very much). (various references)

Swedish

alldeles (absolutely, all, altogether, at all, clean, clear, completely, dead, entirely, exactly, fairly, just, right, thoroughly, to a frazzle, wholly), stilla (allay, appease, calm, compose, gentle, halcyon, lull, Pacific, pacify, peaceful, quell, quiescent, salve, satisfy, silent, silently, still, tranquil, tranquilize, tranquillize), mycket (a lot of, far, greatly, heaps, jolly, loads, lot, major, mighty, most, much, not half, overmuch, so, very, very much), helt (butt, completely, entirely, full, fully, importantly, wholly, wholy), ganska (enough, fairly, kind of, middling, plenty, pretty, rather, reasonably, some, to a degree, tolerably, very). (various references)

Tagalog

tíla (at all, entirely, wholly), sapát (enough, rather, sufficiently), nápaka- (very, very much), hustó (accurate, enough, exact, precise, rather, sufficiently), hálos (almost, at all, entirely, nearly, wholly). (various references)

Turkish

pek (eminently, ever so, jolly, much, rattling, so, spanking, very, very much). (various references)

Ukrainian

цілком (absolutely, all, all in all, all of, all out, altogether, at all, bodily, broad, clean, clear, completely, duly, en bloc, entirely, fairly, full, fully, hollow, nicely, outright, perfectly, pure, purely, richly, soundly, thoroughly, well, wholly), майже (about, all but, almost, anear, approximately, as good as, but, half, hard upon, just about, much, near, nearby, nearly, next door to, next to, nigh, nighly, practically, quasi, well nigh, within), дійсно (actually, in fact). (various references)

Vietnamese 

hoàn toàn (all, all right, all-in-all, altogether, backbone, clean, completely, consummate, due, full, fully, heartily, hilt, hollow, inch, out-and-out, outright, perfectly, profound, purely, regular, sheer, stark, thorough, thoroughly, undivided, utter, utterly, wholly), hầu hết (most, mostly), đúng là khá đúng, đồng ý (approbatory, approving, assentient, concurrent, consentient). (various references)

Welsh

yn gyfan gwbl (altogether), reit (right, very), llawn (full), iawn (all right, amends, atonement, right, very, very much), hollol (absolute, all), eithaf (antipodes, extreme, superlative, utmost). (various references)

Yucatec

humpuli (at all, completely, entirely, through, wholly), hach (very, very much). (various references)

Zulu

kakhulu (very, very much). (various references)

admodum, antigerio, apprime, bene, benesed, melius, optime, per, satis. (various references)

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

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

Derivations

Words ending with "quite": mesquite, mezquite, requite. (additional references)

Words containing "quite": equites, mesquites, mezquites, requited, requiter, requiters, requites, sesquiterpene, sesquiterpenes, unrequited. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Quite" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: equite, guite, kuite, luitel, qait, qit, Qitat, qite, qitt, qiut, qiute, qoit, qoite, qote, quabe, Quade, quae, quaet, quafe, quage, quaite, quane, quape, quase, Quata, quate, quated, Quatek, quater, quates, quatet, quato, quawe, quaze, qubit, queat, quebe, quece, quede, queet, quefe, quege, quepe, quese, queta, quete, queti, quette, quetz, queve, quewe, queyt, quiat, quibe, quida, quide, quidem, quider, quides, quidi, quido, quie, quiea, quieb, quied, quief, quiek, quiel, quiem, quiep, quieta, quiete, quieth, quieto, quiev, quiex, quiey, quife, quift, quige, quije, quike, quikee, quile, quime, quinte, Quintek, quinten, Quintex, Quinti, quiota, quiote, quipe, quise, quishe, Quita, Quitak, quitar, quited, quiteh, quiten, quiter, quites, quitey, quith, quithe, quiti, quitie, quitier, quitle, quitt, Quitte, quitu, quity, quitz, quive, quivel, quiven, quiwe, quixt, quize, qujite, qunit, qunt, quoie, quoite, quotae, quotee, quotem, quoten, quoter, quotey, quothe, quoti, quoto, quott, qupt, qupte, qut, qute, qutie, qutz, quyke, quyte, squiet, squite, tuite, wuite. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: quiet.

-1 letter: etui, quit.

-2 letters: tie, tui.

-3 letters: et, it, ti, ut.

+1 letter: equity, piquet, quiets, quinte.

+2 letters: antique, briquet, equites, inquest, inquiet, liquate, mesquit, mezquit, picquet, piquets, querist, quieted, quieten, quieter, quietly, quietus, quillet, quilted, quilter, quinate, quintes, quintet, quirted, quitted, quitter, quixote, quoited, requite, tequila, unquiet.

+3 letters: antiqued, antiquer, antiques, bedquilt, boutique, briquets, critique, disquiet, equality, equating, equation, equinity, equiseta, equitant, equities, inequity, inquests, inquiets, liquated, liquates, mesquite, mesquits, mezquite, mezquits, miquelet, misquote, mystique, picquets, postique, pratique, quainter, quakiest, quantile, quantize, quartile, querists, questing, question, quickest, quickset, quietens, quieters, quietest, quieting, quietism, quietist, quietude, quillets, quilters, quintets, quintile, quipster, quitches, quitrent, quitters, quixotes, quotient, requital, requited, requiter, requites, sequitur, squinted, squinter, squirted, squirter, tequilas, uniquest, unquiets.