Quite meaning

What does “quite” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“quite” is an adverb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: to a degree (not used with a negative).

quite

to a degree (not used with a negative)
“quite tasty”
“quite soon”
Synonymsrather
to the greatest extent; completely
“you're quite right”
“she was quite alone”
of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)
“her victory was quite something”
“she's quite a girl”
Synonymsquite a quite an
actually or truly or to an extreme
“was quite a sudden change”
“it's quite the thing to do”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University