quasi-
See also: quasi
English
Etymology
From Latin quasi (“almost, as it were”), from quam (interrogative adverb) + sī (conditional particle).
Prefix
quasi-
- Similar to, but not exactly the same as; virtual(ly). [from 17th c.]
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 18:
- The quasi-death of insanity with its small periodic remissions, its deviations into good sense, even into brilliant insight, was almost more cruel really than outright death.
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 18:
Usage notes
- “Quasi-” may be prefixed to nouns, adjectives, and adverbs.
Derived terms
- Note: Some words are used either with or without the hyphen.
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Derived terms
- quasiaesthetic
- quasiamicable
- quasi-arithmetical
- quasi-art
- quasiatom
- quasi-automatic
- quasi-automatically
- quasi-belief
- quasi-bialgebra
- quasi-classic
- quasi-colloquial
- quasi-continuous
- quasi-continuum
- quasicontraction
- quasi-contractual
- quasi-copula
- quasi-crime
- quasi-crystalline
- quasi-definition
- quasi-deify
- quasi-dereliction
- quasidihedral
- quasidiploid
- quasidirect
- quasi-divine
- quasi-dying
- quasi-emperor
- quasi-episcopal
- quasi-equilibrium
- quasi-eternal
- quasi-ethical
- quasi-ethically
- quasi-existence
- quasi-fascist
- quasi-feudal
- quasifunction
- quasi-general
- quasi-governmental
- quasi-grammatical
- quasi-hallucinatory
- quasi-historical
- quasi-horizontal
- quasi-implication
- quasi-independent
- quasi in rem
- quasi-instantaneous
- quasi-invariant
- quasi-jazz
- quasi-judicial
- quasi-legal
- quasi-logical
- quasi-marital
- quasi-marriage
- quasi-material
- quasi-mathematical
- quasi-mechanical
- quasi-mechanistic
- quasi-metallic
- quasi-metaphysical
- quasi-military
- quasi-miracle
- quasi-miraculous
- quasi-modal
- quasi-molecular
- quasi-molecule
- quasi-monastic
- quasi-monopoly
- quasi-mythical
- quasi-neutral
- quasi-neutrality
- quasinorm
- quasi-nuptial
- quasi-object
- quasi-official
- quasi-optical
- quasi-ossianic
- quasi-parlando
- quasi parlato
- quasi-partner
- quasi-peak
- quasi-permanent
- quasi-personal
- quasi-philosophical
- quasi-physical
- quasiplatonic
- quasiprojective
- quasi-public
- quasi-purposive
- quasi-quotation
- quasi-quote
- quasi-religion
- quasi-religious
- quasirhombicosidodecahedron
- quasirhombicuboctahedron
- quasiromantic
- quasi-romantic
- quasi-science
- quasi-semi
- quasi-sensation
- quasiseparable
- quasi-simultaneous
- quasi-simultaneously
- quasistability
- quasi-statement
- quasi-stationary
- quasisteady
- quasi-substance
- quasi-technical
- quasi-thermodynamic
- quasi-totalitarian
- quasi-totality
- quasitransitive
- quasitruncated
- quasi-universal
- quasi-universal
- quasi-vacuity
- quasi-verb
- quasi-war
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (before 1996) kwasi-
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʋaː.zi/
Derived terms
- Note: quasi- should be written connected to the following word, except where the vowels collide, in which case a hyphen is inserted.
- quasiauthentiek
- quasi-intellectueel
- quasimodo
- quasinonchalant
- quasionschuldig
- quasiwetenschappelijk
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkwaː.zi]
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