Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quasi

/ˈkwɑːˌzaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: quasi
IPA: /ˈkwɑːˌzaɪ/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or having a likeness to the named thing.

Example Sentences

"So in summation gentlemen. What you have before you is a troop transport that can't carry troops, a reconnaissance vehicle that's too conspicuous to do reconnaissance, and a quasi tank that has less armor than a snowblower, god has enough ammo to take out half of D.C."
"The presiding officer of the assembly does not appoint a chairman of the quasi committee, but remains in the chair himself throughout its proceedings."
"In a quasi experiment, the likelihood of a viewer of short video abandoning earlier than a similar viewer of a long video exceeded the likelihood that the opposite happens by 11.5%."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkwɑːˌzaɪ/
British English: /ˈkweɪzaɪ/

Phrases

quasi corporation quasi partner quasi-

Frequently Paired Words

quasi-

Homonyms

quasi-

Rhymes With

posse stasi abbasi masi tomasi losey fossey lagasse anastasi lacasse galassi gervasi

Questions

How do you pronounce quasi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɑːˌzaɪ/.
What does quasi mean?: Resembling or having a likeness to the named thing.
Where does quasi come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”).

How to pronounce quasi

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