List of Positive Words That Start With Q
Best fourteen positive words that start with Q are given below
Under the table you also get origin time, meaning, and examples of these words.
| 1. Quiet |
| 2. Queen |
| 3. Quality |
| 4. Question |
| 5. Quite |
| 6. Quiver |
| 7. Quixotic |
| 8. Quaff |
| 9. Quick |
| 10. Quaint |
| 11. Qualified |
| 12. Quip |
| 13. Quantity |
| 14. Query |
With origin time, meaning and examples-
1. Quiet (Adjective) (1350–1400) Peaceful, calm, relaxing, pleasant, moderate.
Examples:
Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of life.
Two things doth prolong your life: a quiet heart and a loving wife.
2. Queen (Noun) (before 900) Head of state, leading light, idol, monarch, sovereign.
Examples:
The head of the Queen appears on the obverse of British coins.
The crowd pushed forward to see the Queen.
3. Quality (Noun) (1250–1300) Value, standard, merit, excellence, superiority.
Examples:
When costs are cut product quality suffers.
We sell quality tools at the right price.
4. Question (Noun) (1250–1300) Query, interrogation, examination, concern, proposal.
Examples:
There are two sides to every question.
This question comes into the domain of philosophy.
5. Quite (Adverb) (1300–50) Altogether, wholly, fully, totally, completely.
Examples:
I have quite a good relationship with my parents.
It all seemed quite rational to me.
6. Quiver (Noun) (1480–90) Shake, chill, waver, tremble, tremor.
Examples:
I felt a quiver of excitement run through me.
It makes the little cedar trees quiver, as with delight.
7. Quixotic (Adjective) (1805–15) Romantic, idealistic, perfectionist, visionary, unbusinesslike.
Examples:
This is a vast, exciting and some say quixotic project.
He began a quixotic search for the mother who abandoned him.
8. Quaff (Verb) (1515–25) Drink, guzzle, gulp, swallow, finish off.
Examples:
I went down to the bar to quaff a brew.
We crave new knowledge like some people quaff coffee after a hangover.
9. Quick (Adjective) (before 900) Hurried, sudden, instant, sharp, ready.
Examples:
Quick at meal, quick at work.
The doctor said she’d make a quick recovery.
10. Quaint (Adjective) (1175–1225) Attractive, sweet, charming, pleasantly old-fashioned, fanciful.
Examples:
This quaint custom should be revived.
They still keep some quaint old customs.
11. Qualified (Adjective) (1550–60) Able, competent, suitable, fit, capable.
Examples:
You need the advice of a qualified engineer.
We need some highly qualified intellectuals.
12. Quip (Noun) (1525–35) Joke, pleasantry, funny, jest, witty remark.
Examples:
He ended his speech with a merry quip.
To quip means to say something that is intended to be amusing or clever.
13. Quantity (Noun) (1250–1300) Amount, group, mass, bulk, a good number.
Examples:
Mathematics is the science of pure quantity.
A large quantity of beer was sold.
14. Query (Noun) (1625–35) Inquiry, interrogation, suspicion, examination, question.
Examples:
The query formulation is central to a successful outcome.
I query whether he can be trusted.
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