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quality.

The kind, condition, and/or the set of characteristics of something, as opposed to the quantity of something.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkwɒlɪti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkwɔlɪtɪj/British, Southern, Standard/ˈkwɑləti/General-American[ˈkʰwɑləɾi]General-American
  1. The kind, condition, and/or the set of characteristics of something, as opposed to the quantity of something.

    countable
    The lattice structure of a steel profoundly changes its qualities.
  2. A single trait.

    countable
    While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers.
    Security, stability, and efficiency are good qualities of an operating system.
  3. Good characteristics in particular; level of excellence; freedom of faults and flaws.

    uncountable
    This school is well-known for having teachers of high quality.
    Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income.
  4. Good worth, good make.

    attributive · countable · uncountable
    For this building project we need to use quality materials that will last for many decades.
    That was a quality game by Jim Smith.
  5. Position; status; rank.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  6. High social position. (See also the quality.)

    archaic · countable · uncountable
    A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality.
    Membership of this golf club is limited to those of quality and wealth.
  7. In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.

    countable · uncountable
  8. The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.

    countable
    To identify quality try asking, "what does it feel like?".
  9. A newspaper with relatively serious, high-quality content.

    UK · countable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English qualite, from Old French qualité, from Latin quālitās, quālitātem, from quālis (“of what kind”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo- (“who, how”). Cicero coined qualitas as a calque to translate the Ancient Greek word ποιότης (poiótēs, “quality”), coined by Plato from ποῖος (poîos, “of what nature, of what kind”).

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