Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z quintant An instrument used for measuring angular distance, capable of measuring angles of up to 72 or 144 degrees. quintary Synonym of quinary, fifth. quintate To seize or destroy one fifth (of something). quintation The removal of one fifth (of something). Quintavius A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage. quinte The fifth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee height. Quintel A surname. Quintela A habitational surname from Galician. Quintell A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage. quintenary Consisting of five things. quintennial Synonym of quinquennial. Quinter A surname from Irish. quintern A type of four-stringed gittern, originating in Germany. quinternion Five gathered sheets of paper folded in two for binding together. Quintero A surname from Spanish. quintessence A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype. quintessential Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); being or relating to the ultimate essence of something. quintessentiality The quality of being quintessential. quintessentialize To make quintessential; to reduce to its essence. quintessentially In a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature. quintessentialness The quality of being quintessential. quintet A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians) quintetto A quintet. quintibrach The fifth-order brachial plate of a crinoid. quintic Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f=0 (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth power). quintically In a quintic manner. quinticlave An alto ophicleide. quintile Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets. quintiled Divided into quintiles Quintilian A male given name. Quintilis The month of the ancient Roman calendar which became July, the fifth month when the year began with March and the seventh after it began with January. quintilise To divide into quintiles quintilised Divided into quintiles quintille A form of ombre (card game) for five players quintilliard A thousand million million million million million: 1 followed by thirty-three zeros, 10³³. quintillion A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 10¹⁸; one million million million. quintillionaire Somebody whose wealth is at least one quintillion (10¹⁸) currency units. quintillionfold By a multiple of one quintillion; by a quintillion times as much or as many. quintillionth The ordinal form of the number one quintillion. quintin A male given name from Latin. quintina A Sardinian vocal technique in which four performers produce an apparent fifth voice. quintine The embryonic sac of an ovule, sometimes regarded as an innermost fifth integument. quintinite A hexagonal carbonate mineral, Mg₄Al₂(OH)₁₂CO₃·H₂O. quintinomial Having five terms. Quintinshill A remote location near Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY3269). quintinvariant an invariant of degree 5 quintiofos A pesticide. quintipara a female that has borne five offspring. quintipartite Divided into five parts quintipartition division into five parts quintipoint A point at which five borders meet. Quinto A municipality in Leventina district, Ticino canton, Switzerland. quintocubitalism The property of being quintocubital. quintole A group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of three, four or six. quintolet A quintuplet. quintom A proposed interaction of a quintessence field and a phantom field as a model of dark energy quinton A type of violin that had five strings Quintong A barangay of San Carlos, Pangasinan, Philippines. Quintonian Of or relating to Anthony Quinton (1925–2010), British philosopher. quintopoly A market situation in which five companies exclusively provide a particular product or service. quintozene pentachloronitrobenzene Quintrell A surname from Old French. quintrigintillion 10¹⁰⁸. quintrillion quintillion quintroon The offspring of an octoroon (1/8 black) and a white person: 1/16 black. quintuplation quintuplication quintuple having five parts or members quintuplet A group of five, particularly (music) a tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four. quintuplex Synonym of quintuple in its various senses. quintuplicate Multiplied by five. quintuplication multiplication by five quintuplinerved Having five nerves. quintuply In a quintuple way; five times or in five pieces, etc. quintus The fifth voice in addition to the superius, altus, tenor and bassus in a piece of vocal polyphony. quinuclidine The saturated, bicyclic heterocycle 1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane; any of its derivatives quinuclidinium The cationic form of quinuclidine quinuclidinone A ketone derived from quinuclidine by replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group quinuclidinyl the univalent radical derived from azabicyclooctane quinupramine A particular tricyclic antidepressant. quinupristin A streptogramin antibiotic derived from pristinamycin. quinvigintillion 10⁷⁸. quinzaine The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both days in the reckoning. quinze An old French card game of Spanish origin, players attempting to make fifteen points. quinzhee A shelter made by hollowing out a pile of snow. quinzieme A tax of one fifteenth (0.067%), particularly the excise and customs charged by John of England around 1204. quip A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe. quipazine A serotonin receptor agonist derived from piperazine. quipful Full of quips or jokes. Quipolly A locality in the Liverpool Plains council area, central New South Wales, Australia. Quipot A barangay of San Juan, Batangas, Philippines. quipper One who quips; a jester. quippery The use of quips; smart humour. quippet A little quip; a minor amusing remark. quippian A degree 5 class 3 contravariant of a plane cubic. quippily In a quippy manner. quippiness The quality of being quippy. quippingly In a quipping manner; jokingly, jestingly. quippish joky; quippy quippishness The quality of being quippish. quippy Jokey; inclined to or characterised by quipping. quipsome Full of quips. quipster a person who makes quips; a joker quipu A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords. quipucamayoc A sort of accountant in ancient Incan culture, who used quipus. quira The tough wood of Platymiscium pinnatum. Quiraing A landform on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish escarpment on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, taking the form of a craterous hollow surrounded by a high rampart of rock. Quirarte A surname. quire One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold. quirewise As a quire of sheets of paper. Quirin A surname from French. Quirinal Of or relating to the Quirinal Hill, one of the Seven Hills of Rome. Quirinalia A festival dedicated to the god Quirinus, celebrated on February 17th. quirinca The pods of the tree Vachellia caven, sometimes used to feed cattle. Quirindi A town in the Liverpool Plains council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia. quiring A surname. Quirino A surname from Spanish Quirinus An early Roman deity of possibly Sabine origin. Quirion A surname. Quiripi An Algonquian language formerly spoken by the indigenous people of southwestern Connecticut and central Long Island. quiritary Belonging to the Quirites, or citizens of early Rome; applied to the right of mancipatio granted to these people. quiritation A crying for help. Quirite A citizen of early Rome. Quirites The citizens of early Rome. quirk An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone. Quirke A family name of Irish and Manx origin. quirked Having, or formed with, a quirk. quirkful Full of quirks; abounding in quirkiness. Quirkian Of or relating to Randolph Quirk (1920–2017), British linguist who championed a descriptive approach toward English grammar. quirkily In a quirky manner. quirkiness The state of being quirky. quirkish Characterized by quirks; evasive, tricky. quirkle A twist. quirkless Free from quirks. quirksome Characterised or marked by quirkiness. quirky Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute. quirkyalone Someone who enjoys being single (but is not opposed to being in a relationship) and generally prefers to be alone rather than dating for the sake of being in a couple. quirl To curl or twirl, or twist or coil (up). quirled coiled, curled quirly A cigarette, especially one which is hand-rolled. Quiroa A surname. Quiroga A surname from Galician. Quiros A surname from Spanish. Quiroz A surname from Spanish. quirpele The Indian mongoose quirquincho The armadillo. quirt A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide. quisby A wretch; an idle person. quiscal Greigia sphacelata, a Chilean bromeliad. quiscoskos Synonym of quisquous. Quisenberry A surname.