quality

Noun

1. (uncountable) Level of excellence.
2. (countable) Something that differentiates a thing or person.
3. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Position; status; rank.
4. (archaic, countable, uncountable) High social position. (See also the quality.)
5. (uncountable) The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from faults and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or quantity of items.
6. (countable, uncountable) In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
7. (countable) The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.
8. (UK, countable) A newspaper with relatively serious, high-quality content.

Adj

(attributive) Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkwɒlɪti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: qualite

Cognate with Ancient Greek: -

In summary

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”).

Synonyms

property

nature

characteristic

character

attribute

grade

feature

kind

trait

level

degree

standard

sort

calibre

value

disposition

rank

amount

condition

virtue

worth

caliber

variety

manner

capacity

class

timber

tone

merit

temperament

temper

timbre

choice

state

fineness

ability

prime

prize

performance

type

purity

dignity

lineament

brand

personality

suitability

characteristics

select

style

price

Translations

qualité

Qualität

qualità

calidad

qualidade

kwaliteit

Eigenschaft

eigenschap

qualitat

jakość

cualidad

propriété

Güte

ποιότητα

nitelik

Sentences

The cuttings are usually cultivars , selected both for yield and quality of fruit .