quite a few

determiner

An indefinite and somewhat large number; more than a few; a fair number of; quite a lot.

“I've watched quite a few basketball games in my time.”

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Meanings

determiner
  1. An indefinite and somewhat large number; more than a few; a fair number of; quite a lot.

    I've watched quite a few basketball games in my time.

    1 more example

    Well, they say money doesn't grow on trees, but what about iron helmets? I appear to have quite a few of those.

    2022 May 20, ISP, quoting iSorrowproductions, What Happens When You Randomise EVERYTHING In Minecraft

    Synonyms: quite some

noun
  1. An indefinite and somewhat large number.

    About a third, perhaps more, were killed in the war; of the survivors quite a few were wounded, some severely.

    2016, Walter Laqueur, Worlds Ago: A Memoir of My Journeying Years

Synonyms & antonyms

determinerAn indefinite and somewhat large number; more than a few; a fair number of; quite a lot.

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Translations

Catalan bastant
  • bastantindefinite and somewhat large number
Chinese Mandarin 好幾 /好几, 不少
  • 好幾 /好几 (hǎojǐ)indefinite and somewhat large number
  • 不少 (bùshǎo)indefinite and somewhat large number
  • 相當多 /相当多 (xiāngdāng duō)indefinite and somewhat large number
  • 好幾 /好几 (hǎojǐ)large number
  • 不少 (bùshǎo)large number
  • 相當多 /相当多 (xiāngdāng duō)large number
Dutch heel wat
  • heel watindefinite and somewhat large number
Finnish aika moni, melko moni
  • aika moniindefinite and somewhat large number
  • melko moniindefinite and somewhat large number
  • aika monilarge number
  • monetlarge number
French pas mal de, nombre de
  • pas mal deindefinite and somewhat large number
  • nombre deindefinite and somewhat large number
  • bon nombre deindefinite and somewhat large number
  • un bon nombrelarge number
  • pas mallarge number
Greek αρκετός
  • αρκετός (arketós)indefinite and somewhat large number
Italian un bel po'
  • un bel po'indefinite and somewhat large number
Japanese 少なからぬ, かなりの
  • 少なからぬ (sukunakaranu)indefinite and somewhat large number
  • かなりの (kanari no)indefinite and somewhat large number
Norwegian Bokmål en del
  • en delindefinite and somewhat large number
Polish sporo
  • sporoindefinite and somewhat large number
Portuguese bastante, bastantes
  • bastanteindefinite and somewhat large number
  • bastanteslarge number
Russian не та́к уж ма́ло, дово́льно мно́го
  • не та́к уж ма́ло (ne ták už málo)indefinite and somewhat large number
  • дово́льно мно́го (dovólʹno mnógo)indefinite and somewhat large number
  • довольно много (dovolʹno mnogo)large number
Slovak hodne, viacero
  • hodneindefinite and somewhat large number
  • viaceroindefinite and somewhat large number
  • nemáloindefinite and somewhat large number
Spanish bastante
  • bastanteindefinite and somewhat large number
Swedish ganska många
  • ganska mångaindefinite and somewhat large number
Cite this entry
APA

quite a few. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quite%20a%20few

MLA

“quite a few.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quite%20a%20few. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quite a few,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quite%20a%20few.

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