'Quality' definitions:
Definition of 'quality'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: choice, prime(a), prize, quality, select]
adjective
Of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality family"
noun
An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"-- Shakespeare
noun
A degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" [syn: quality, caliber, calibre]
noun
A characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands" [syn: quality, character, lineament]
noun
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" [syn: timbre, timber, quality, tone]
noun
High social status; "a man of quality"
Definition of 'Quality'
From: GCIDE
- Quality \Qual"i*ty\, n.; pl. Qualities. [F. qualit['e], L. qualitas, fr. qualis how constituted, as; akin to E. which. See Which.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- We lived most joyful, obtaining acquaintance with many of the city not of the meanest quality. --Bacon [1913 Webster]
- 2. Special or temporary character; profession; occupation; assumed or asserted rank, part, or position. [1913 Webster]
- I made that inquiry in quality of an antiquary. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which makes, or helps to make, anything such as it is; anything belonging to a subject, or predicable of it; distinguishing property, characteristic, or attribute; peculiar power, capacity, or virtue; distinctive trait; as, the tones of a flute differ from those of a violin in quality; the great quality of a statesman. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Qualities, in metaphysics, are primary or secondary. Primary are those essential to the existence, and even the conception, of the thing, as of matter or spirit Secondary are those not essential to such a conception. [1913 Webster]
- 4. An acquired trait; accomplishment; acquisition. [1913 Webster]
- He had those qualities of horsemanship, dancing, and fencing which accompany a good breeding. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Superior birth or station; high rank; elevated character. "Persons of quality." --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Quality binding, a kind of worsted tape used in Scotland for binding carpets, and the like.
- The quality, those of high rank or station, as distinguished from the masses, or common people; the nobility; the gentry. [1913 Webster]
- I shall appear at the masquerade dressed up in my feathers, that the quality may see how pretty they will look in their traveling habits. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Property; attribute; nature; peculiarity; character; sort; rank; disposition; temper. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'quality'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acquired taste,
- advantageousness,
- affection,
- affirmation,
- agreeableness,
- air,
- Al,
- ancestry,
- appreciation of excellence,
- arete,
- aristocracy,
- aristocraticalness,
- aroma,
- atmosphere,
- attribute,
- aura,
- auspiciousness,
- badge,
- beneficialness,
- benevolence,
- benignity,
- birth,
- blood,
- blue blood,
- blue-ribbon,
- body-build,
- brand,
- cachet,
- caliber,
- capacity,
- cast,
- character,
- characteristic,
- characteristics,
- choiceness,
- civilized taste,
- civilizedness,
- class,
- climate,
- cogency,
- complexion,
- composition,
- condition,
- configuration,
- constituents,
- constitution,
- crasis,
- cultivated taste,
- cultivation,
- culture,
- cut,
- daintiness,
- delicacy,
- desert,
- dharma,
- diathesis,
- differentia,
- differential,
- dignity,
- discrimination,
- disposition,
- distinction,
- distinctive feature,
- earmark,
- elegance,
- element,
- elite,
- eminence,
- ethos,
- excellence,
- excellency,
- expedience,
- factor,
- fairness,
- fastidiousness,
- favorableness,
- feature,
- feel,
- feeling,
- fiber,
- figure,
- fine,
- fineness,
- finesse,
- first-class,
- first-rate,
- first-rateness,
- flavor,
- flower,
- footing,
- frame,
- genius,
- genteelness,
- gentility,
- gentry,
- good taste,
- goodliness,
- goodness,
- grace,
- gracefulness,
- gracility,
- graciosity,
- graciousness,
- grade,
- Grade A,
- grain,
- grandeur,
- gust,
- habit,
- hallmark,
- healthiness,
- helpfulness,
- honorable descent,
- hue,
- humor,
- humors,
- idiocrasy,
- idiosyncrasy,
- ilk,
- importance,
- impress,
- impression,
- index,
- individualism,
- individuality,
- keynote,
- kind,
- kindness,
- lineaments,
- makeup,
- mannerism,
- mark,
- marking,
- merit,
- milieu,
- mold,
- nature,
- niceness,
- nicety,
- nobility,
- noble birth,
- nobleness,
- note,
- odor,
- overtone,
- parameter,
- part,
- particularity,
- patriciate,
- peculiarity,
- perfection,
- physique,
- place,
- pleasantness,
- polish,
- position,
- predication,
- prime,
- profitableness,
- prominence,
- property,
- quirk,
- rank,
- refinement,
- relation,
- rewardingness,
- role,
- royalty,
- savor,
- seal,
- sense,
- shape,
- singularity,
- situation,
- skillfulness,
- smack,
- society,
- somatotype,
- sophistication,
- sort,
- soundness,
- specialty,
- spirit,
- stamp,
- standing,
- state,
- station,
- stature,
- status,
- streak,
- stripe,
- subtlety,
- suchness,
- superbness,
- superior,
- superiority,
- supremacy,
- system,
- taint,
- tang,
- taste,
- tastefulness,
- temper,
- temperament,
- tendency,
- tenor,
- token,
- tone,
- trait,
- trick,
- type,
- undertone,
- upper class,
- usefulness,
- validity,
- value,
- vein,
- virtue,
- virtuousness,
- way,
- wholeness,
- worth