quelconque
Pronunciation: /kɛl.kɔ̃k/
“quelconque” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:
determiner
- any, any which one
adjective
- indeterminate; some, any
- nondescript, ordinary
In French
- Quel que ce soit; quel qu’il soit, quelle qu’elle soit. — Employé avec la négation, il se place toujours après le nom.
- Quel qu’il soit, quelle qu’elle soit. — Il a alors un pluriel.
- Qui est ordinaire, sans caractère particulier ou sans distinction.
- Personnage tout à fait ordinaire; quidam.
Etymology
Inherited from Old French quelesquunques, a borrowing of Latin qualiscumque, matched to the Old French quel (“which”) + que (“what”) + onques (“ever”). See Italian qualunque, a similar formation.
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