quasi-

UK: /ˈkweɪzaɪ-/, /ˈkwɑːzi/

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quasi- combining_form

1. almost but not really; seemingly: a quasi-religious cult
2. resembling but not actually being; so-called: a quasi-scholar

Etymology: from Latin, literally: as if

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

qua•si /ˈkweɪzaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑsi, -zi/   adj. 

1. resembling;
   almost the same as:
   a quasi member.

quasi-, prefix. 

1. quasi- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "as if, as though.'' It is attached to adjectives and nouns and means "having some of the features but not all;
   resembling;
   almost the same as:''
   quasi-scientific, quasiparticle, quasi-stellar.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

qua•si  (kwā′zī, -sī, kwä′sē, -zē), adj. 

1. resembling;
   seeming;
   virtual:
   a quasi member.

• independent use of quasi-

quasi-, 

1. a combining form meaning "resembling,'' "having some, but not all of the features of,'' used in the formation of compound words:
   quasi-definition;
   quasi-official;
   quasi-scientific.

• Latin quasi as if, as though, equivalent. to qua(m) as + sī if