quasi-

See also quasi

English

Etymology

From Latin quasi (“almost, as it were”), from quam (interrogative adverb) + sī (conditional particle).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkweɪ.zaɪ/, X-SAMPA: /"kweI.zaI/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkwɑzi/, /ˈkwɑzaɪ/, X-SAMPA: /"kwAzi/, /"kwazaI/
• Rhymes: -ɒzi

Prefix

quasi-

1. 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.

Usage notes

• “Quasi-” may be prefixed to nouns, adjectives, and adverbs.

Synonyms

• partial / partially
• semi-
• somewhat
• sort of
• supposed / supposedly

Related terms

• quango
• quasar

Derived terms

• Note: Some words are used either with or without the hyphen. (See notes on Dutch usage.)

Derived terms

quasiaesthetic quasiamicable quasi-arithmetical quasi-art quasiatom quasi-automatic quasi-automatically quasiballistic quasi-belief quasi-bialgebra quasi-classic quasi-colloquial quasiconformal quasi-continuous quasi-continuum quasi-contract quasicontraction quasi-contractual quasi-copula quasi-crime quasicrystal quasi-crystalline quasi-definition quasi-deify quasi-dereliction quasidihedral quasidiploid quasi-divine quasidominance quasi-dying quasielastic quasi-emperor quasi-episcopal quasi-equilibrium quasi-eternal quasi-ethical quasi-ethically quasi-existence quasi-fascist quasi-feudal quasifield quasifission quasifunction quasi-general quasi-governmental quasi-grammatical quasigroup quasi-hallucinatory quasi-historical quasi-horizontal quasi-implication quasi-independent quasi in rem quasi-instantaneous quasi-invariant quasi-jazz quasi-judicial quasi-legal quasilocal quasi-logical quasi-marital quasi-marriage quasi-material quasi-mathematical quasi-mechanical quasi-mechanistic quasi-metallic quasi-metaphysical quasimetric quasi-military quasi-miracle quasi-miraculous quasi-modal

quasimode Quasimodo quasi-molecular quasi-molecule quasi-monastic quasi-monopoly quasi-mythical quasi-neutral quasi-neutrality quasinorm quasinormal quasi-nuptial quasi-object quasi-official quasi-optical quasi-ossianic quasi-parlando quasi parlato quasiparticle quasi-partner quasi-peak quasiperfect quasiperiodic quasi-permanent quasi-personal quasi-philosophical quasi-physical quasipositive quasiprojective quasi-public quasi-purposive quasi-quotation quasi-quote quasirandom quasiregular quasi-religion quasi-religious quasirhombicosidodecahedron quasirhombicuboctahedron quasi-science quasi-scientific quasi-semi quasi-sensation quasiseperable quasisimple quasi-simultaneous quasi-simultaneously quasispecies quasistability quasi-statement quasistatic quasi-stationary quasi-stellar quasi-stellar object quasi-stellar radio source quasi-substance quasit quasi-technical quasi-thermodynamic quasithin quasitopological quasi-totalitarian quasi-totality quasitransitive quasitriangular quasitruncated quasi-universal quasi-universal quasi-vacuity quasi-verb quasi-war

See also

• para-
• pseudo-
• pene-

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Dutch

Etymology

From Latin quasi (“as if”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkwa.zi/

Prefix

quasi-

1. quasi-

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

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French

Etymology

From Latin quasi (“as if”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ka.zi/

Prefix

quasi-

1. quasi-

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Italian

Etymology

From quasi, from Latin quasi (“as if”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈkwaː.zi], X-SAMPA: ["kwa:.zi]

Prefix

quasi-

1. quasi-

Derived terms

• quasiconduttore
• quasicristallino
• quasimente
• quasimetallico
• quasimodo
• quasi-particella