quasi
[ kwey-zahy, -sahy, kwah-see, -zee ]
/ ˈkweɪ zaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑ si, -zi /
adjective
resembling; seeming; virtual: a quasi member.
Origin of quasi
independent use of
quasi-
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quasi
quasi queasyWords nearby quasi
quasars,
quash,
quasheba,
quashee,
quashi,
quasi,
quasi contract,
quasi-,
quasi-contract,
quasi-judicial,
quasi-quotation
Definition for quasi (2 of 2)
quasi-
a combining form meaning “resembling,” “having some, but not all of the features of,” used in the formation of compound words: quasi-definition; quasi-monopoly; quasi-official; quasi-scientific.
Origin of quasi-
< Latin
quasi as if, as though, equivalent to
qua(m) as +
sī if
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quasi-
pseudo- quasi-Example sentences from the Web for quasi
British Dictionary definitions for quasi (1 of 2)
quasi
/ (ˈkweɪzaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑːzɪ) /
adverb
as if; as it were
Word Origin for quasi
from Latin, literally: as if
British Dictionary definitions for quasi (2 of 2)
quasi-
combining form
almost but not really; seemingly
a quasi-religious cult
resembling but not actually being; so-called
a quasi-scholar
Word Origin for quasi-
from L., lit: as if