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quite

/kwaɪt/adverb1 syllable

Quite means: of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative).

Synonyms for quite3

adverb, as in of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)

quite a, quite an

adverb, as in to a degree (not used with a negative)

rather

What does quite mean?4

adverb

1

of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)“her victory was quite something”

2

to a degree (not used with a negative)“quite tasty”

3

to the greatest extent; completely“you're quite right”

4

actually or truly or to an extreme“was quite a sudden change”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with quite?47

three syllables

overnight
Show 40 near rhymes
ibymyliketimewhylifewhilefindhightimeslivesidetrylinefivekindguysmindguynicebuychildbehindsometimestypeoutsidefinepricewifeeyesdiedinsiderightsdesignjulytriedprovidedrivesize

All 47 rhymes for quite, grouped by syllable

Quite in a sentence

  • Well, the night is quite long, isn't it?CK
  • All the king's subjects, fearing his wrath, often acted quite servile.mkacfr
  • The job looked quite simple, but it took me a week.CK
  • This house is ten years old, but that house over there is quite new.CK
  • Until quite recently, people in developed countries didn't care much about the environment.CM
  • Until quite recently, most of the things we needed were made by hand.Eldad
  • To say is one thing, and to do quite another.Dejo
  • Being written in great haste, this letter has quite a few mistakes.CS

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