English Words Starting With Q

• quintet

  nounC1
  /kwɪnˈtet/A group of five people or things, especially five musicians performing together.
• quintic

  adjectivenounVery Low / Specialised
  /ˈkwɪn.tɪk/Relating to the fifth degree in mathematics.
• quintile

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˈkwɪn.taɪl/One of five equal groups into which a statistical population can be divided, each representing 20% of the population.
• quintilian

  nounLow
  /kwɪnˈtɪlɪən/A Roman rhetorician and teacher of oratory from the 1st century AD.
• quintillion

  adjectivenounLow (primarily technical/scientific/financial contexts)
  /kwɪnˈtɪl.i.ən/The cardinal number represented by 1 followed by 18 zeros (10^18) in the short scale system, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
• quintuple

  adjectivenounverbverb-ambitransitiveC1
  /ˈkwɪn.tjʊ.pəl/To multiply by five; consisting of five parts or members.
• quintuplet

  nounC2
  /ˈkwɪn.tjʊ.plət/One of five children born from the same pregnancy.
• quintuplicate

  adjectivenounverbverb-transitiveC1+
  /kwɪnˈtjuːplɪkət/ (adjective/noun), /kwɪnˈtjuːplɪkeɪt/ (verb)Five copies of something; a set of five identical things.
• quinze

  nounA1 (Basic)
  /kæ̃z/ (approximating French nasal vowel) or /kwɪnz/ (anglicised)The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of ten and five; 15.
• quip

  nounverbverb-intransitiveC2
  /kwɪp/A clever, witty, or sarcastic remark made quickly and playfully.
• quipster

  nounLow
  /ˈkwɪpstə/A person who is known for making witty, clever, or sarcastic remarks.
• quipu

  nounC2 / Very Low Frequency / Academic/Historical
  /ˈkiːpuː/An ancient Andean recording device made of knotted cords, used for accounting, census data, and possibly narrative records.
• quira

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Historical)
  /ˈkɪərə/The name for a rare, short-necked, South American stringed instrument resembling a small lute or guitar.
• quire

  nounC2
  /ˈkwaɪə/A measurement of paper quantity, typically 25 sheets (one twentieth of a ream). Historically, a set of four sheets of parchment or paper folded to form eight leaves (16 pages) for binding into a book.
• quirinal

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /ˈkwɪr.ɪ.nəl/Of or relating to the Quirinal, one of the seven hills of Rome; the Italian Presidential palace located there.
• quirinus

  nounC2/Extremely Rare
  /kwɪˈraɪnəs/An ancient Roman god of the state, often identified with the deified Romulus; also a rare Roman cognomen (family name).
• quirites

  plural-nounVery Low (Historical/Legal Latinism)
  /kwɪˈraɪtiːz/A formal term for the Roman citizen body in its civil capacity; used to address citizens collectively in a legal or ceremonial context.
• quirk

  adjectivenounB2
  /kwɜːk/A peculiar behavioral habit; an unexpected twist or idiosyncrasy.
• quirt

  nounverbverb-transitiveC2/Rare
  /kwəːt/A short-handled riding whip with a braided leather lash.
• quisling

  nounC2
  /ˈkwɪz.lɪŋ/A traitor who collaborates with an enemy occupying force.

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