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[ noun ] an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
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"the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
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attribute
power
difference
nature
air
difference
appearance
ability
complexity
morality
bad
good
accuracy
popularity
difficulty
characteristic
uncertainty
utility
worth
distinction
simplicity
elegance
sameness
accuracy
excellence
expressiveness
irregularity
holiness
infidelity
mobility
probability
attraction
asset
correctness
regularity
divinity
clearness
ease
certainty
inutility
worthlessness
sufficiency
fruitlessness
naturalness
asset
fruitfulness
romanticism
suitability
powerlessness
pathos
ideality
humanness
inaccuracy
materiality
humor
originality
stuff
unlawfulness
lawfulness
comprehensibility
inelegance
unpopularity
incomprehensibility
inhumaneness
immobility
immorality
unpleasantness
pleasantness
changeableness
opacity
parental_quality
humaneness
incredibility
credibility
naivete
illogicality
logicality
unholiness
changelessness
fidelity
constructiveness
sophistication
wholesomeness
virtu
unnaturalness
quale
destructiveness
negativism
satisfactoriness
ordinariness
unsatisfactoriness
morbidity
domesticity
ethnicity
extraordinariness
positivism
foreignness
nativeness
counterfactuality
factuality
inability
unsuitability
amorality
infiniteness
finiteness
quantifiability
solubility
insolubility
tone
hot_stuff
responsiveness
unresponsiveness
incorrectness
unoriginality
orientalism
occidentalism
ulteriority
divisibility
generality
particularity
immateriality
subjectivism
qualify
good
bad
positive
negative
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2. |
[ noun ] a degree or grade of excellence or worth |
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caliber
calibre
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: "the quality of students has risen"
"an executive of low caliber"
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degree
superiority
inferiority
qualify
superior
inferior
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3. |
[ noun ] a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something |
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character
lineament
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"each town has a quality all its own"
"the radical character of our demands"
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property
texture
qualify
characterize
qualify
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[ noun ] (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) |
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tone
timbre
timber
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"the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"
"the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
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sound_property
color
harshness
register
fullness
plangency
resonance
nasality
shrillness
music
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5. |
[ adjective ] of high social status |
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"people of quality"
"a quality family"
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upper-class
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6. |
[ adjective ] of superior grade |
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choice
select
prime
prize
fine
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"choice wines"
"prime beef"
"prize carnations"
"quality paper"
"select peaches"
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superior
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7. |
[ noun ] high social status |
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"a man of quality"
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social_station
qualify
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Similar spelling: |
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quilt
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