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quality
[ kwol-i-tee ]
noun
- an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute:
the chemical qualities of alcohol.
Synonyms: , ,
- character or nature, as belonging to or distinguishing a thing:
the quality of a sound.
- character with respect to fineness, or grade of excellence:
food of poor quality; silks of fine quality.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- high grade; superiority; excellence:
wood grain of quality.
- a personality or character trait:
kindness is one of her many good qualities.
- native excellence or superiority.
- an accomplishment or attainment.
- good or high social position:
a man of quality.
- the superiority or distinction associated with high social position.
- Acoustics. the texture of a tone, dependent on its overtone content, that distinguishes it from others of the same pitch and loudness.
- Phonetics. the tonal color, or timbre, that characterizes a particular vowel sound.
- Logic. the character of a proposition as affirmative or negative.
- Thermodynamics. the proportion or percentage of vapor in a mixture of liquid and vapor, as wet steam.
- social status or position.
- a person of high social position:
He's quality, that one is.
adjective
- of or having superior quality:
quality paper.
- producing or providing products or services of high quality or merit:
a quality publisher.
- of or occupying high social status:
a quality family.
- marked by a concentrated expenditure of involvement, concern, or commitment:
Counselors are urging that working parents try to spend more quality time with their children.
quality
/ ˈɒɪɪ /
noun
- a distinguishing characteristic, property, or attribute
- the basic character or nature of something
- a trait or feature of personality
- degree or standard of excellence, esp a high standard
- (formerly) high social status or the distinction associated with it
- musical tone colour; timbre
- logic the characteristic of a proposition that is dependent on whether it is affirmative or negative
- phonetics the distinctive character of a vowel, determined by the configuration of the mouth, tongue, etc, when it is articulated and distinguished from the pitch and stress with which it is uttered
- modifier having or showing excellence or superiority
a quality product
Other Word Forms
- ܲi·ٲ· adjective
- ԴDz·ܲi·ٲ noun plural nonqualities
- ܲ·ܲi·ٲ noun plural subqualities
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of quality1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“ qualities do those species possess that allow them to persist or even thrive in the face of development, while these other species blink out?” he said.
Currently, water companies are responsible for sampling water quality themselves to identify pollution.
"The haste ends up sacrificing quality and effectiveness, which actually worsens the public's perception of this programme."
Her character bring these qualities that almost threaten to disrupt the entire charade.
Levin says it was a win-win, as running a sandwich shop is more economical than a restaurant, and diners can still indulge in quality food without exorbitant prices.
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