a fair few
A good number
A fair few means a reasonably large number—more than a handful but not overwhelming.
The phrase is common in British English: A fair few people showed up despite the rain.
It suggests pleasant surprise at quantity, or at least acknowledgment that the number exceeded minimal expectations.
- severalMore than two, fewer than many
- numerousExisting in great quantity
- manyA large quantity
- quite a bitA substantial amount
- plentySufficient quantity, and then some
considerable · ample · decent · understatement · sufficient · a number of · some · colloquialism · conversational tone · British English · British slang · handful · moderate · casual speech · approximation · rough estimate · nuance · scanty