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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
And maybe it’s not because I haven’t been wanted as an actor, maybe it’s because I also want a certain quality of life.
"You had so many qualities that could have been put to good, but you used every single one for evil purposes," Mr Harvey said in court, addressing Burrows.
It's even better for the air quality in your kitchen!
It also alleges that the anti-DEI directives compromise the quality of the program by preventing it from effectively fulfilling the “diverse needs” of its families as dictated by the Head Start Act.
A government spokesperson said its new "youth guarantee" was "providing every 18-21-year-old in England with access to an apprenticeship, quality training and education opportunities or help to find a job".
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