quite a little meaning

UK /kwaɪt ə ˈlɪtəl/ US /kwaɪt ə ˈlɪtəl/ 4 syllables

quite a little (noun): (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.

Definition of quite a little

  1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
    • a batch of letters
    • a deal of trouble
    • a lot of money
    • he made a mint on the stock market
    • see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
    • it must have cost plenty
    • a slew of journalists
    • a wad of money

    Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad

    Type of: large indefinite quantity

    Kinds: flood, haymow

How to pronounce quite a little

quite a little is pronounced /kwaɪt ə ˈlɪtəl/ in British English and /kwaɪt ə ˈlɪtəl/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.

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