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Noun
/ˈkwälətē/,
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qualities, plural;
  1. The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something
    • - an improvement in product quality
    • - people today enjoy a better quality of life
  2. General excellence of standard or level
    • - a masterpiece for connoisseurs of quality
    • - a wide choice of quality beers
  3. High social standing
    • - commanding the admiration of people of quality
  4. People of high social standing
    • - he's dazed at being called on to speak before quality
  5. A distinctive attribute or characteristic possessed by someone or something
    • - he shows strong leadership qualities
    • - the plant's aphrodisiac qualities
  6. The distinguishing characteristic or characteristics of a speech sound

  7. The property of a proposition of being affirmative or negative

  8. Any of three properties (cardinal, fixed, or mutable), representing types of movement, that a zodiacal sign can possess


  1. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
  2. choice: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
  3. of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality family"
  4. a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"
  5. 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"
  6. timbre: (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"
  7. Quality is rapper Talib Kweli's first solo album. It was released on November 19, 2002 under Rawkus Records. It received wide critical acclaim and had some commercial appeal from the song "Get By" produced by Kanye West. It is also hailed as a hip-hop classic by many fans.
  8. Quality in business, engineering and manufacturing has a pragmatic interpretation as the non-inferiority or superiority of something. Quality is a perceptual, conditional and somewhat subjective attribute and may be understood differently by different people. ...
  9. A quality (from Latin qualitas) is an attribute or a property. Attributes are ascribable, by a subject, whereas properties are possessibleCargile, J. (1995). qualities. in Honderich, T. (Ed.) (2005). The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2nd ed.). Oxford. ...
  10. In response theory, the quality of an excited system is related to the number of excitation frequencies to which it can respond. In the case of a homogeneous, isotropic system, the quality is proportional to the FWHM.
  11. Level of excellence; A property or an attribute that differentiates a thing or person; In a two-phase liquid-vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture; The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to ...
  12. (qualityness) The state or quality of being or having quality
  13. (Qualities) There are three types of qualities in astrology: cardinal, fixed and mutable. There are four signs in each quality and each element is represented in each quality.
  14. (QUALITIES) (QUADRUPLICITES) describe 3 groupings of the zodiacal signs – the first known as cardinal or powerful, the second as fixed or stable and resistant to change and the third as mutable or adaptable.
  15. (Qualities) Emotional responses to any experience.
  16. (qualities) the power of a thing to produce an idea in the mind; includes primary, secondary, and tertiary qualities
  17. The products we sell are made by leading manufacturers with established reputations for quality of workmanship. All manufacturers warranties are passed on to you.
  18. Subjective term relating to expectations by the customer, printer and other professionals associated with a printing job and whether the job meets those expectations.
  19. The extent to which the final deliverable conforms to the customer requirements.
  20. The word can sometimes refer to different versions of a particular carpet e.g. a light wear or a heavy wear quality often linked to the pile weight of that carpet.
  21. In the context of GIS data, quality usually refers to how fit the data are for a particular purpose.
  22. Quality child care commonly refers to early childhood settings in which children are safe, healthy, and receive appropriately stimulation. Care settings are responsive, allowing children to form secure attachments to nurturing adults. ...
  23. The degree of excellence of a wine, often judged by complexity, harmony and intensity.
  24. A common buzzword referring to the non-quantifiable point-level excellence of a product or process. While sometimes used interchangeably with the term reliability, quality refers to the characteristics of a product at one point in time, while reliability refers to the characteristics of a ...
  25. Several customers have included Electronic Concepts in "Dock-to-Stock" programs whereby incoming inspection has been eliminated. Participation in such programs is restricted to suppliers who have consistently demonstrated high levels of quality. ...