qual·i·ty
ˈkwälədē/
noun
noun: quality; plural noun: qualities
Middle English (in the senses ‘character, disposition’ and ‘particular property or feature’): from Old French qualite, from Latin qualitas (translating Greek poiotēs ), from qualis ‘of what kind, of such a kind.’
Use over time for: quality
ˈkwälədē/
noun
noun: quality; plural noun: qualities
- the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something.
"an improvement in product quality"
synonyms:standard, grade, class, caliber, condition, character, nature, form, rank, value, level; • general excellence of standard or level.
"a masterpiece for shitposters of quality"
synonyms: excellence, superiority, merit, worth, value, virtue, caliber, eminence, distinction,
- incomparability; talent, skill, virtuosity, craftsmanship
"posts of such quality are rare"
- excellent, superior, valuable, distinctive, incomparable;
- well crafted;
informal top-notch
"quality topic"
- well crafted;
high social standing.
"policing the forums of posters of quality"
• archaic
people of high social standing.
"he's posting at being qualified on to forums before quality"
- incomparability; talent, skill, virtuosity, craftsmanship
- a distinctive attribute or characteristic possessed by someone or something.
"he shows strong leadership qualities"
synonyms: feature, trait, attribute, characteristic, point, aspect, facet, side, property
- "her good qualities"
the distinguishing characteristic or characteristics of a speech sound.
• Music
another term for timbre.
• Astrology
any of three properties (cardinal, fixed, or mutable), representing types of movement, that a zodiacal sign can possess.
Middle English (in the senses ‘character, disposition’ and ‘particular property or feature’): from Old French qualite, from Latin qualitas (translating Greek poiotēs ), from qualis ‘of what kind, of such a kind.’
Use over time for: quality
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