English Words Starting With Q

• quinquagenary

  nounRare
  /ˌkwɪŋkwəˈdʒiːn(ə)ri/Of or relating to a period of fifty years.
• quinquagesima

  nounVery Low
  /ˌkwɪŋkwəˈdʒɛsɪmə/The Sunday before Ash Wednesday, approximately fifty days before Easter.
• quinquecentenary

  nounVery Rare
  /ˌkwɪŋ.kwɪ.sɛnˈtiː.nər.i/A 500th anniversary or its celebration.
• quinquefoil

  nounLow
  /ˈkwɪŋkwiˌfɔɪl/A decorative shape or design with five lobes or leaves, resembling a five-petaled flower.
• quinquennial

  adjectivenounC2
  /kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪəl/Occurring once every five years, or lasting for five years.
• quinquennium

  nounC2
  /kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪəm/A period of five years.
• quinquereme

  nounC2
  /ˈkwɪŋ.kwɪ.riːm/An ancient Roman or Greek warship with five banks of oars.
• quinsy

  nounC2
  /ˈkwɪnzi/A painful complication of tonsillitis in which an abscess forms between the tonsil and the wall of the throat.
• quint

  nounC2
  /kwɪnt/A set or sequence of five.
• quinta

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈkɪntə/A villa or country house, especially in Portugal, Spain, or Latin America.
• quintain

  nounVery low frequency (archaic/technical/historical).
  /ˈkwɪn.tɪn/A medieval training target or dummy, often a post with a rotating crossbar, used for jousting or lance practice.
• quintal

  nounLow
  /ˈkwɪnt(ə)l/A unit of mass or weight, historically equal to 100 pounds or approximately 45.36 kilograms.
• quintan

  adjectivenounExtremely rare
  /ˈkwɪn.tən/Occurring or recurring every fifth day (historically, relating to a type of fever).
• quintana roo

  nounLow (Proper noun, geographical reference)
  /kɪnˌtɑː.nə ˈrəʊ/A state in southeastern Mexico, located on the Yucatán Peninsula, known for its Caribbean coastline, Mayan ruins, and major tourist destinations like Cancún, Tulum, and Cozumel.
• quintant

  nounRare / Obsolete
  /ˈkwɪntənt/A rare, historical word for a person or thing that is one of five equal parts, or a fifth.
• quinte

  nounSpecialized/Very Low
  /kæ̃t/The fifth defensive position in fencing, where the hand is pronated and the blade is held to protect the outside high line.
• quintefoil

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkwɪntɪfɔɪl/A five-lobed shape or design, commonly used in heraldry and architecture.
• quinternion

  nounVery Rare
  /kwɪnˈtɜːnɪən/A set or collection of five things, especially a printed sheet folded into five leaves (20 pages).
• quintero

  nounVery Low
  /kɪnˈtɛər.əʊ/A person who is the fifth child in a family; the fifth-born child.
• quintessence

  nounC2
  /kwɪnˈtɛs(ə)ns/The purest, most perfect, or most typical example or embodiment of a quality or thing.

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