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quite some difference

quite some difference

3.9
A fairly large change you can easily notice
  • noun
translation icon : una gran diferencia
  • There's quite some difference between your plan and mine.

Examples

  • After the repairs, there was quite some difference in how the car handled.

  • I noticed quite some difference in her attitude after the meeting.

  • You'll notice quite some difference when you use the new software version.

  • There is quite some difference between the two proposals.

  • After the repairs, there was quite some difference in how the car handled compared to before.

  • You'll notice quite some difference in your performance after practicing regularly.

  • There is quite some difference between the results of the two groups in the study.

Synonyms

huge difference
vsquite some difference
46 2.7

A change that makes something much better or much worse

is a notable change but less intense and not necessarily outcome altering
a world of difference
vsquite some difference
  • Informal
9 3.9

A very large difference that changes things a lot

is significant but may not imply clear improvement or extreme size
large margin
vsquite some difference
7 2.7

A big difference between two amounts or scores

is a general notable difference not limited to numeric comparisons

Antonyms

minor
600 2.4

Not very important or serious

same difference
  • Informal
4 6.0

A phrase people use to say two things do not matter

How Different

quite some difference
3.9
diff
  • Informal
1 8.1

Surface Forms

quite some difference singular
quite some differences plural

Morphology

quite + some + difference

The phrase is directly compositional: 'difference' names the gap, 'some' marks an unspecified amount, and 'quite' intensifies that amount to mean a noticeable or considerable difference. This modifier + determiner + noun pattern is a common, predictable way to express degree, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

Quite some difference is like seeing a wide gap between two things; the words quite and some make that gap seem large, so it means 'a significant or noticeable difference'.