Quality

Quick meaning: Quality is a noun meaning (countable) The kind, condition, and/or the set of characteristics of something, as opposed to the quantity of something.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (countable) A single trait.
2. (uncountable) Good characteristics in particular; level of excellence; freedom of faults and flaws.
3. (attributive, occasionally proscribed) Good worth, good make.
4. (thermodynamics) In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
5. (emergency medicine, countable) The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.
6. (archaic) Position; status; rank.
7. (archaic) High social position. (See also the quality.)

Example Sentences

This school is well-known for having teachers of high quality.

The lattice structure of a steel profoundly changes its qualities.

Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income.

Security, stability, and efficiency are good qualities of an operating system.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for quality

Depending on context, synonyms include timbre, fine, prime, character, tone, choice.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include superior, fine, prime, choice, upper-class, select.

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