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Meaning of "quite something" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QUITE SOMETHING

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUITE SOMETHING

quislingism
quist
quit
quitch
quitch grass
quitclaim
quite
quite a
quite a little
quite so
Quito
quitrent
quits
quittal
quittance
quitted
quitter
quittor
quiver
quiverer

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUITE SOMETHING

anything
bathing
be on to a good thing
breathing
clothing
everything
first thing
fishing
get down on something
know-nothing
last thing
nothing
something
soothing
sunbathing
the first thing
the other thing
the real thing
the thing
thing
Worthing

Synonyms and antonyms of quite something in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «quite something» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUITE SOMETHING

Find out the translation of quite something to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quite something from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quite something» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

相当了不起
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bastante algo
570 millions of speakers

English

quite something
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काफी कुछ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شيء تماما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вполне то
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bastante coisa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেশ কিছু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tout à fait quelque chose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Agak sesuatu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schon etwas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

かなり何か
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

확실히 뭔가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cukup soko
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một cái gì đó khá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிகவும் ஏதோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खूप काहीतरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çok şey
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piuttosto qualcosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zupełnie coś
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цілком то
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

destul de ceva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρκετά κάτι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nogal iets
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ganska något
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ganske noe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quite something

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUITE SOMETHING»

The term «quite something» is regularly used and occupies the 60.909 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUITE SOMETHING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «quite something» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «quite something» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quite something

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5 QUOTES WITH «QUITE SOMETHING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word quite something.
1
Michael Chang
It's difficult sometimes when you have somebody who is of a different culture trying to make light of something that is maybe not quite something that they understand.
2
Roger Federer
I've done so many interviews over the years in so many different languages. Radios. Papers. Magazines. There's always another interview to do. It's quite something, I have to say.
3
Helmut Newton
I was lucky to have my wife as the art director, and it turned out to be quite something - a great success. I'm very proud of it.
4
Ben Okri
To sustain your belief through situations that completely undermine it is quite something.
5
Melissa Rivers
Parenting a pre-teen is quite something.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUITE SOMETHING»

Discover the use of quite something in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quite something and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Feast of Snakes: A Novel
He took a deep breath and just to keep things nice and easy and conversational so they wouldn't think of punching him again, Poncy said: "He's quite something, isn't he?" He'd made it as formal as he could because he didn't ever want them ...
Harry Crews, 1998
2
Quicksand - The Mysterious Disappearance of Dakotaroo
... hello,” said the largest of the two uniformed men in a very low voice. “Now, young Mickey is real proud of that little mare. He says she's quite something, favoured to win the memorial, y'know.” “Thanks, Jimmy-john,” said Sergeant Reardon, ...
Krista Michelle Breen, 2012
3
Memoirs of a Rag Doll
Some of here tatts are really quite something, and so is she, “Quite Something” too. Lisa and Lily Charles and Kimberly have two daughters, who are absolutely beautiful. My older niece Lisa is a teenager now. She is going to be a senior in ...
Mona Berube, 2011
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
quite something very impressive D His flat is quite something. © 1 4c: from (ady) QUIT. quits e> adj, colloq 1 on an equal footing. 2 even, especially where money is concerned. • call it quits 1 to agree to stop quarrelling or arguing, etc and ...
Allied
5
The One-Week Marriage (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
Thesignificance halted herin hertracks, and she stared intohiseyes. He stopped clapping andtook herhands inhis. “That was quite—something,” he said softly. “ You're quite something.” She stared in wonder as he winked then bent to.
Renee Roszel, 2013
6
Conquerors' Road: An Eyewitness Report of Germany 1945
He's out of mischief. Have you seen the baroness yet? Nope? Well, you should. Quite something, quite something. But the skipper fixed her. You ought to interview her at the village inn. Quite something.' The skipper was friendly. 'Sure, take a ...
Osmar White, 2003
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Something about Nothing: May Reveal the Source of Origins
Something that is not quite something, that is not quite anything. Perhaps something out of nothing. I wonder/keep wondering, imperatively, unavoidably, obsessively, exhaustively. . . Look, contemplatively, I'm trying desperately to convince ...
B. W. Van Riper, 2012
8
Without a Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class
The statistics professor was standing near the door telling a tall black woman, " Quite something, your son. We're expecting great things of him." I laughed and tucked my diploma in Mama's bag for the walk back to the dormitory. People were  ...
Michelle Tea, 2003
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Disposable Camera
art Best (for the cloth's sake) to boil or pierce them and unravel the cocoon in one continuous thread. boyhood Quite something, in hide-and-seek, being sought. Quite something, hiding. Loving best birds and worms I climbed trees, dug toward  ...
Janet Foxman, 2012
10
This Just In... (Mills & Boon Superromance)
Butyou rememberthatI tookone foryou when you're writing your article.” Her eyes twinkledwith humor.Sure, it wasn't her assin the line of fire. “You're quite thewhite knight, Mr. Mayor.” “Quite something,” George said and wheeled off in searchof ...
Jennifer McKenzie, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUITE SOMETHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quite something is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kendall Jenner Just Smashed Kim's Instagram Record
But now we think Kim may *just* have done something to help break the internet again. Just take a ... Kim Kardashian's Rolling Stone cover is quite something. «LOOK, Jun 15»
2
Michael Eilberg's Half Moon Delphi sold abroad
“She has been an absolute pleasure to have and to train, riding her through the grades has been quite something.” Michael also thanked Jon and Julie Deveril, ... «Horse & Country, Jun 15»
3
'Game Of Thrones' Season 5 Spoilers: Episode 9 Director David …
They're quite wonderful, quite huge and quite powerful episodes," he said. "They're quite something, David and Dan gave me gold to work with. We all did it ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
4
Pic: This Breaking Bad-inspired hurley is really quite something
There's also the failure to take up the offer of a handshake or the loud roar in the face of your man immediately after knocking over a score. Could you imagine ... «JOE, Feb 15»
5
Vine: Sergio Aguero's equalising strike was quite something
Sport Premier League. Saturday 25 July 2015. Sport Newsletter. Vine: Sergio Aguero's equalising strike was quite something. Declan Whooley Twitter · Email. «Irish Independent, Dec 14»
6
This New York Post Front Page Is Quite Something
While Iraq dominated the front pages of many newspapers on Friday, the New York Post took an entirely different route. Here was the Post's lead story, the day ... «Huffington Post, Aug 14»
7
This Harper fellow is quite something, eh?
It's a bit early to declare a winner for the Most Inadvertently Hilarious Moment of the Summer in Canadian Politics, but I'm making the call anyway: Come fetch ... «Macleans.ca, Jul 14»
8
Simmons Says: Mark Buehrle really is quite something
The medical miracle that is Mark Buehrle marches on, while all of baseball wonders what to do with all the battered pitchers. The epidemic grows, the studies ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 14»
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This Irish rapper's Paddy's Day anthem is quite something
This Irish rapper's Paddy's Day anthem is quite something. Previous ... It's not quite our cup of tea but we're putting it out there, just to see what the consensus is. «BreakingNews.ie, Mar 14»
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Richard Cohen's Huma Abedin Column Is Quite Something
In general, essays surmising over Huma Abedin's decision to marry, defend, stay with, campaign for, support, and/or love her husband Anthony Weiner have ... «Huffington Post, Aug 13»

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