Quality

/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/ · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

The lattice structure of a steel profoundly changes its qualities.

Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]

“That's life,” she said, and buzzed off to keep her vigil, leaving me kicking myself because I'd forgotten to say anything about the quality of mercy not being strained. It isn't, as I dare say you know, and a mention of this might just have done the trick.

Something about his bearing was uncommitted, as though he were checking not for some bad quality he knew Feldman had, but for some good quality he was afraid he might have.

While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers.

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

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

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

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