Quasi Definition

kwāzī, kwäzē
adjective
Seeming.
A quasi scholar.
Webster's New World
Having a likeness to something; resembling.
A quasi success.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
prefix
To some degree; in some manner.
Quasi-stellar object.
American Heritage

Similar to, but not exactly the same as; virtual(ly). [from 17th c.]

Wiktionary
adverb
As if; in a sense or manner; seemingly; in part.
Webster's New World

Origin of Quasi

  • Middle English as if from Old French from Latin quam as kwo- in Indo-European roots if swo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin quasi (“almost, as it were"), from quam (interrogative adverb) + sÄ« (conditional particle).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin quasi as if quasi

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin quasi (“as if").

    From Wiktionary

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