adv · intj · noun · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation:kwīt
General-American, Received-Pronunciation:/kwaɪt/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -aɪt
UK:/ˈkiːteɪ/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:K W AY1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
With verbs, especially past participles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: very, absolutely, fully, thoroughly, totally, utterly, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, blind, altogether, at large, at length, cap-a-pie, categorically, completely, detailly, downright, entirely, exhaustively, finally, first and last, flat-out, flat out, from aardvark to zymurgy, from A to Z, from head to toe, from soup to nuts, from stem to stern, from the rooter to the tooter, from top to bottom, from top to toe, handsomely, heartily, head to foot, head to tail, head to toe, hook, line, and sinker, in detail, in full, lock, stock, and barrel, one hundred percent, out-and-out, out and out, outright, particularly, perfectly, plumb, properly, purely, quite, right, root and branch, soundly, soup-to-nuts, straight up, through and through, top to tail, top to toe, totes, to the bone, to the core, to the full, well and truly, whole, whole cloth, wholly
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
With prepositional phrases and spatial adverbs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: very, absolutely, fully, thoroughly, totally, utterly, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, blind, altogether, at large, at length, cap-a-pie, categorically, completely, detailly, downright, entirely, exhaustively, finally, first and last, flat-out, flat out, from aardvark to zymurgy, from A to Z, from head to toe, from soup to nuts, from stem to stern, from the rooter to the tooter, from top to bottom, from top to toe, handsomely, heartily, head to foot, head to tail, head to toe, hook, line, and sinker, in detail, in full, lock, stock, and barrel, one hundred percent, out-and-out, out and out, outright, particularly, perfectly, plumb, properly, purely, quite, right, root and branch, soundly, soup-to-nuts, straight up, through and through, top to tail, top to toe, totes, to the bone, to the core, to the full, well and truly, whole, whole cloth, wholly
Antonyms: none provided
3
adv
Meaning 3
To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
With predicative adjectives.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: very, absolutely, fully, thoroughly, totally, utterly, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, blind, altogether, at large, at length, cap-a-pie, categorically, completely, detailly, downright, entirely, exhaustively, finally, first and last, flat-out, flat out, from aardvark to zymurgy, from A to Z, from head to toe, from soup to nuts, from stem to stern, from the rooter to the tooter, from top to bottom, from top to toe, handsomely, heartily, head to foot, head to tail, head to toe, hook, line, and sinker, in detail, in full, lock, stock, and barrel, one hundred percent, out-and-out, out and out, outright, particularly, perfectly, plumb, properly, purely, quite, right, root and branch, soundly, soup-to-nuts, straight up, through and through, top to tail, top to toe, totes, to the bone, to the core, to the full, well and truly, whole, whole cloth, wholly
Antonyms: none provided
4
adv
Meaning 4
To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
With attributive adjectives, following an (especially indefinite) article; chiefly as expressing contrast, difference etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: very, absolutely, fully, thoroughly, totally, utterly, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, blind, altogether, at large, at length, cap-a-pie, categorically, completely, detailly, downright, entirely, exhaustively, finally, first and last, flat-out, flat out, from aardvark to zymurgy, from A to Z, from head to toe, from soup to nuts, from stem to stern, from the rooter to the tooter, from top to bottom, from top to toe, handsomely, heartily, head to foot, head to tail, head to toe, hook, line, and sinker, in detail, in full, lock, stock, and barrel, one hundred percent, out-and-out, out and out, outright, particularly, perfectly, plumb, properly, purely, quite, right, root and branch, soundly, soup-to-nuts, straight up, through and through, top to tail, top to toe, totes, to the bone, to the core, to the full, well and truly, whole, whole cloth, wholly
Antonyms: none provided
5
adv
Meaning 5
To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
Preceding nouns introduced by the indefinite article. Chiefly in negative constructions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: very, absolutely, fully, thoroughly, totally, utterly, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, blind, altogether, at large, at length, cap-a-pie, categorically, completely, detailly, downright, entirely, exhaustively, finally, first and last, flat-out, flat out, from aardvark to zymurgy, from A to Z, from head to toe, from soup to nuts, from stem to stern, from the rooter to the tooter, from top to bottom, from top to toe, handsomely, heartily, head to foot, head to tail, head to toe, hook, line, and sinker, in detail, in full, lock, stock, and barrel, one hundred percent, out-and-out, out and out, outright, particularly, perfectly, plumb, properly, purely, quite, right, root and branch, soundly, soup-to-nuts, straight up, through and through, top to tail, top to toe, totes, to the bone, to the core, to the full, well and truly, whole, whole cloth, wholly
Antonyms: none provided
6
adv
Meaning 6
To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
With adverbs of manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: very, absolutely, fully, thoroughly, totally, utterly, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, blind, altogether, at large, at length, cap-a-pie, categorically, completely, detailly, downright, entirely, exhaustively, finally, first and last, flat-out, flat out, from aardvark to zymurgy, from A to Z, from head to toe, from soup to nuts, from stem to stern, from the rooter to the tooter, from top to bottom, from top to toe, handsomely, heartily, head to foot, head to tail, head to toe, hook, line, and sinker, in detail, in full, lock, stock, and barrel, one hundred percent, out-and-out, out and out, outright, particularly, perfectly, plumb, properly, purely, quite, right, root and branch, soundly, soup-to-nuts, straight up, through and through, top to tail, top to toe, totes, to the bone, to the core, to the full, well and truly, whole, whole cloth, wholly
Antonyms: none provided
7
adv
Meaning 7
In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
Coming before the indefinite article and an attributive adjective. (Now largely merged with moderative senses, below.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adv
Meaning 8
In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
With plain adjectives, past participles, and adverbs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
adv
Meaning 9
In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
Coming before the definite article and an attributive superlative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adv
Meaning 10
In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
Before a noun preceded by an indefinite article; now often with ironic implications that the noun in question is particularly noteworthy or remarkable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
adv
Meaning 11
In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
Before a noun preceded by the definite article.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
It's not quite the colour I am looking for.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
adv
Meaning 12
In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
With prepositional or adverbial phrases.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
adv
Meaning 13
To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Mind your shoes, the basement is quite wet.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: acceptably, adequately, averagely, fairly, halfway, in a way, indifferent, mackly, moderately, middlesome, middling, middlingly, not quite, partially, passably, quite, rather, reasonably, somewhat, somewhatly, sufficiently, tolerably
Antonyms: none provided
14
intj
Meaning 14
Indicates agreement; exactly so.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Examples
“That's a rather ugly colour for a house, don't you think?” — “Quite.”
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
noun
Meaning 15
A series of passes made with the cape to distract the bull.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: bullfighting, entertainment, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
adverb
Meaning 16
to the greatest extent; completely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
you're quite right
she was quite alone
was quite mistaken
quite the opposite
not quite finished
did not quite make it
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
17
adverb
Meaning 17
to a degree (not used with a negative)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
quite tasty
quite soon
quite ill
quite rich
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rather
Antonyms: none provided
18
adverb
Meaning 18
of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
her victory was quite something
she's quite a girl
quite a film
quite a walk
we've had quite an afternoon
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quite a, quite an
Antonyms: none provided
19
adverb
Meaning 19
actually or truly or to an extreme
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
was quite a sudden change
it's quite the thing to do
quite the rage
Quite so!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
A development of quit, influence by Anglo-Norman quite. Doublet of coy, quit, quiet, and quietus. For an analogous semantic development from the same root, compare Armenian շատ (šat).
From Spanish quite.
Across languages
Translations
168 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
съвсем
(sǎvsem)
— to the greatest extent; completely
Bulgarian:
напълно
(napǎlno)
— to the greatest extent; completely
Catalan:
completament
— to the greatest extent; completely
Catalan:
del tot
— to the greatest extent; completely
Chinese Mandarin:
挺
(tǐng)
— to the greatest extent; completely
Czech:
dost
— to the greatest extent; completely
Danish:
ganske
— to the greatest extent; completely
Danish:
helt
— to the greatest extent; completely
Danish:
fuldt ud
— to the greatest extent; completely
Danish:
fuldstændig
— to the greatest extent; completely
Esperanto:
tute
— to the greatest extent; completely
Esperanto:
plene
— to the greatest extent; completely
Finnish:
paljon
— to the greatest extent; completely
Finnish:
kovasti
— to the greatest extent; completely
Finnish:
varsin
— to the greatest extent; completely
Finnish:
sangen
— to the greatest extent; completely
French:
tout à fait
— to the greatest extent; completely
French:
complètement
— to the greatest extent; completely
Georgian:
სავსებით
(savsebit)
— to the greatest extent; completely
Georgian:
სრულიად
(sruliad)
— to the greatest extent; completely
Georgian:
მთლიანად
(mtlianad)
— to the greatest extent; completely
German:
ganz
— to the greatest extent; completely
German:
völlig
— to the greatest extent; completely
German:
ganz und gar
— to the greatest extent; completely
German:
höchst
— to the greatest extent; completely
Ancient Greek:
πάγχυ
(pánkhu)
— to the greatest extent; completely
Hindi:
काफ़ी
(kāfī)
— to the greatest extent; completely
Hungarian:
teljesen
— to the greatest extent; completely
Irish:
ar fad
— to the greatest extent; completely
Italian:
proprio
— to the greatest extent; completely
Korean:
상당히
(sangdanghi)
— to the greatest extent; completely
Latvian:
ļoti
— to the greatest extent; completely
Latvian:
gluži
— to the greatest extent; completely
Latvian:
visai
— to the greatest extent; completely
Malay:
agak
— to the greatest extent; completely
Norwegian:
temmelig
— to the greatest extent; completely
Old English:
eall
— to the greatest extent; completely
Old Norse:
ǫllungis
— to the greatest extent; completely
Polish:
całkowicie
— to the greatest extent; completely
Polish:
całkiem
— to the greatest extent; completely
Portuguese:
totalmente
— to the greatest extent; completely
Portuguese:
completamente
— to the greatest extent; completely
Romanian:
complet
— to the greatest extent; completely
Romanian:
total
— to the greatest extent; completely
Russian:
вполне́
(vpolné)
— to the greatest extent; completely
Russian:
весьма́
(vesʹmá)
— to the greatest extent; completely
Russian:
изря́дно
(izrjádno)
— to the greatest extent; completely
Slovene:
precej
— to the greatest extent; completely
Spanish:
bastante
— to the greatest extent; completely
Spanish:
asaz
— to the greatest extent; completely
Spanish:
bastantemente
— to the greatest extent; completely
Swedish:
fullständigt
— to the greatest extent; completely
Swedish:
helt
— to the greatest extent; completely
Swedish:
komplett
— to the greatest extent; completely
Tagalog:
napaka-
— to the greatest extent; completely
Turkish:
tam
— to the greatest extent; completely
Ukrainian:
цілко́м
(cilkóm)
— to the greatest extent; completely
Bulgarian:
наистина
(naistina)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Bulgarian:
действително
(dejstvitelno)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Catalan:
completament
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Catalan:
totalment
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Catalan:
exactament
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Catalan:
verdaderament
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Chinese Mandarin:
好生
(hǎoshēng)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Chinese Mandarin:
挺
(tǐng)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Chinese Mandarin:
夠 /够
(gòu)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Czech:
zcela
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Czech:
naprosto
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Czech:
úplně
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Dutch:
volkomen
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Esperanto:
tute
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Finnish:
täysin
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Finnish:
kokonaan
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Finnish:
aivan
— in a fully justified sense; truly
French:
vraiment
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Georgian:
ნამდვილად
(namdvilad)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Georgian:
სრულიად
(sruliad)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Georgian:
მთლიანად
(mtlianad)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
German:
recht
— in a fully justified sense; truly
German:
geradezu
— in a fully justified sense; truly
German:
buchstäblich
— in a fully justified sense; truly
German:
ausgesprochen
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Hindi:
बिलकुल
(bilkul)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Hungarian:
teljesen
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Italian:
piuttosto
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Japanese:
すっかり
(sukkari)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Japanese:
丸で
(maru de)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Korean:
완전히
(wanjeonhi)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Latvian:
īsti
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Marathi:
पूर्णपणे
(pūrṇapṇe)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Norwegian:
helt
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Old English:
eall
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Polish:
całkowicie
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Polish:
całkiem
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Portuguese:
realmente
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Portuguese:
completamente
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Portuguese:
totalmente
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Romanian:
realmente
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Romanian:
cu adevărat
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Russian:
во́все
(vóvse)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Russian:
по́лностью
(pólnostʹju)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Russian:
совсе́м
(sovsém)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Spanish:
menudo
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Swedish:
verkligen
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Swedish:
alldeles
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Swedish:
sannerligen
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Ukrainian:
по́вністю
(póvnistju)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Ukrainian:
зо́всім
(zóvsim)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Urdu:
بالکل
(bilkul)
— in a fully justified sense; truly
Bulgarian:
доста
(dosta)
— to a moderate extent
Catalan:
bastant
— to a moderate extent
Catalan:
força
— to a moderate extent
Chinese Mandarin:
夠 /够
(gòu)
— to a moderate extent
Czech:
docela
— to a moderate extent
Czech:
celkem
— to a moderate extent
Danish:
temmelig
— to a moderate extent
Danish:
ret
— to a moderate extent
Danish:
ganske
— to a moderate extent
Dutch:
tamelijk
— to a moderate extent
Dutch:
aardig
— to a moderate extent
Dutch:
best
— to a moderate extent
Esperanto:
sufiĉe
— to a moderate extent
Finnish:
melko
— to a moderate extent
Finnish:
kohtalaisen
— to a moderate extent
French:
assez
— to a moderate extent
Georgian:
საკმაოდ
(saḳmaod)
— to a moderate extent
Georgian:
მეტად
(meṭad)
— to a moderate extent
Georgian:
ფრიად
(priad)
— to a moderate extent
German:
ziemlich
— to a moderate extent
German:
halbwegs
— to a moderate extent
German:
einigermaßen
— to a moderate extent
German:
recht
— to a moderate extent
Greek:
αρκετά
(arketá)
— to a moderate extent
Hindi:
काफ़ी
(kāfī)
— to a moderate extent
Hungarian:
meglehetősen
— to a moderate extent
Hungarian:
eléggé
— to a moderate extent
Hungarian:
aránylag
— to a moderate extent
Hungarian:
viszonylag
— to a moderate extent
Hungarian:
elég
— to a moderate extent
Icelandic:
nokkuð
— to a moderate extent
Icelandic:
frekar
— to a moderate extent
Irish:
réasúnta
— to a moderate extent
Italian:
piuttosto
— to a moderate extent
Japanese:
かなり
(kanari)
— to a moderate extent
Japanese:
結構
(kekkō)
— to a moderate extent
Korean:
꽤
(kkwae)
— to a moderate extent
Norwegian:
ganske
— to a moderate extent
Polish:
całkiem
— to a moderate extent
Portuguese:
razoavelmente
— to a moderate extent
Portuguese:
bastante
— to a moderate extent
Portuguese:
bem
— to a moderate extent
Romanian:
cam
— to a moderate extent
Russian:
во́все
(vóvse)
— to a moderate extent
Russian:
вполне́
(vpolné)
— to a moderate extent
Russian:
дово́льно
(dovólʹno)
— to a moderate extent
Scottish Gaelic:
car
— to a moderate extent
Serbo-Croatian:
dosta
— to a moderate extent
Spanish:
bastante
— to a moderate extent
Swedish:
ganska
— to a moderate extent
Swedish:
rätt
— to a moderate extent
Swedish:
rätt så
— to a moderate extent
Swedish:
tämligen
— to a moderate extent
Tày:
cà ro̱
— to a moderate extent
Turkish:
oldukça
— to a moderate extent
Tuvan:
элээн
(eleen)
— to a moderate extent
Ukrainian:
до́сить
(dósytʹ)
— to a moderate extent
Ukrainian:
дово́лі
(dovóli)
— to a moderate extent
