Definition of Quality

1. Noun. An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone. "The quality of mercy is not strained"

Generic synonyms: Attribute
Specialized synonyms: Appearance, Visual Aspect, Attraction, Attractiveness, Clarity, Clearness, Uncloudedness, Opacity, Opaqueness, Divisibility, Ease, Easiness, Simpleness, Simplicity, Difficultness, Difficulty, Burnability, Combustibility, Combustibleness, Suitability, Suitableness, Arability, Impressiveness, Navigability, Neediness, Distressingness, Painfulness, Piquance, Piquancy, Piquantness, Publicity, Spinnability, Ineptness, Unsuitability, Unsuitableness, Protectiveness, Nature, Humanity, Humanness, Manhood, Air, Atmosphere, Aura, Excellence, Ultimate, Characteristic, Salability, Salableness, Changeability, Changeableness, Changelessness, Unchangeability, Unchangeableness, Unchangingness, Sameness, Difference, Certainty, Foregone Conclusion, Sure Thing, Probability, Precariousness, Uncertainness, Uncertainty, Factuality, Factualness, Counterfactuality, Corporality, Corporeality, Materiality, Physicalness, Immateriality, Incorporeality, Particularity, Specialness, Generality, Simpleness, Simplicity, Complexity, Complexness, Regularity, Irregularity, Unregularity, Mobility, Immobility, Pleasantness, Sweetness, Unpleasantness, Believability, Credibility, Credibleness, Incredibility, Incredibleness, Logicality, Logicalness, Illogic, Illogicality, Illogicalness, Inconsequence, Naturalness, Unnaturalness, Vertu, Virtu, Wholesomeness, Morbidity, Morbidness, Unwholesomeness, Satisfactoriness, Unsatisfactoriness, Mundaneness, Mundanity, Ordinariness, Extraordinariness, Ethnicity, Curiousness, Foreignness, Strangeness, Nativeness, Originality, Unoriginality, Correctness, Rightness, Incorrectness, Wrongness, Accuracy, Truth, Accuracy, Inaccuracy, Distinction, Popularity, Unpopularity, Lawfulness, Unlawfulness, Elegance, Elegance, Inelegance, Urbanity, Comprehensibility, Understandability, Expressiveness, Incomprehensibility, Humaneness, Inhumaneness, Inhumanity, Morality, Immorality, Amorality, Divinity, Holiness, Sanctitude, Sanctity, Ideality, Unholiness, Parental Quality, Faithfulness, Fidelity, Infidelity, Unfaithfulness, Mundaneness, Mundanity, Sophistication, Worldliness, Naiveness, Naivete, Naivety, Hardness, Penetrability, Perviousness, Impenetrability, Imperviousness, Soapiness, Fibrosity, Fibrousness, Directiveness, Directivity, Extremeness, Closeness, Stuffiness, Adequacy, Sufficiency, Worth, Ineptitude, Worthlessness, Good, Goodness, Bad, Badness, Fecundity, Fruitfulness, Aridity, Barrenness, Fruitlessness, Usefulness, Utility, Inutility, Unusefulness, Uselessness, Asset, Plus, Constructiveness, Destructiveness, Positiveness, Positivism, Positivity, Negativeness, Negativism, Negativity, Occidentalism, Orientalism, Power, Powerfulness, Ability, Impotence, Impotency, Powerlessness, Inability, Unfitness, Romance, Romanticism, Domesticity, Boundlessness, Infiniteness, Infinitude, Limitlessness, Unboundedness, Boundedness, Finiteness, Finitude, Measurability, Quantifiability, Solubility, Insolubility, Stuff, Hot Stuff, Voluptuousness, Humor, Humour, Pathos, Poignancy, Tone, Brachycephalism, Brachycephaly, Dolichocephalism, Dolichocephaly, Relativity, Responsiveness, Deadness, Unresponsiveness, Subjectivism, Snootiness, Ulteriority, Memorability, Woodiness, Woodsiness, Waxiness
Attributes: Good, Bad, Positive, Negative
Derivative terms: Qualify

2. Adjective. Of superior grade. "Select peaches"
Exact synonyms: Choice, Prime, Prize, Select
Similar to: Superior
Derivative terms: Choiceness

3. Noun. A degree or grade of excellence or worth. "An executive of low caliber"
Exact synonyms: Caliber, Calibre
Specialized synonyms: High Quality, Superiority, Inferiority, Low Quality
Generic synonyms: Degree, Grade, Level
Attributes: Superior, Inferior
Derivative terms: Qualify, Qualify, Qualify

4. Adjective. Of high social status. "A quality family"
Similar to: Upper-class

5. Noun. A characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something. "The radical character of our demands"
Exact synonyms: Character, Lineament
Generic synonyms: Attribute, Dimension, Property
Specialized synonyms: Texture
Derivative terms: Characterise, Characterise, Characteristic, Characterize, Characterize, Qualify, Qualify

6. Noun. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound). "The muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
Exact synonyms: Timber, Timbre, Tone
Generic synonyms: Sound Property
Specialized synonyms: Harmonic, Resonance, Color, Coloration, Colour, Colouration, Nasality, Plangency, Resonance, Reverberance, Ringing, Sonority, Sonorousness, Vibrancy, Shrillness, Stridence, Stridency, Register
Category relationships: Music
Derivative terms: Tonal, Tone

7. Noun. High social status. "A man of quality"
Generic synonyms: Rank, Social Rank, Social Station, Social Status
Derivative terms: Qualify

Definition of Quality

1. n. The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort; rank.

Definition of Quality

1. a characteristic or attribute [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quality

qualifier
qualifiers
qualifies
qualify
qualifying
qualifying adjective
qualifying facility
qualimeter
qualitative
qualitatively
qualitative alteration
qualitative analysis
qualitative analysis
qualitative trait
qualities
quality (current term)
quality adjusted life year
quality assurance
quality control
quality control
quality control chart
quality factor
quality of health care
quality of life
quality of life
qualm
qualm
qualmier
qualmiest
qualming

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