“quality”

Definitions

• adjective

  of superior grade

  Synonyms: choice, prime, prize, select, al, advantageousness, affection, affirmation, agreeableness, air, ancestry, arete

  • Example:“choice wines”
  • Example:“prime beef”

• adjective

  of high social status

  • Example:“people of quality”
  • Example:“a quality family”

• noun

  an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

  • Example:“The quality of mercy is not strained.”

• noun

  a degree or grade of excellence or worth

  Synonyms: caliber, calibre

  • Example:“The quality of students has risen.”
  • Example:“an executive of low caliber”

• noun

  a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

  Synonyms: character, lineament

  • Example:“Each town has a quality all its own.”
  • Example:“the radical character of our demands”

• noun

  (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

  Synonyms: timbre, timber, tone

  • Example:“The timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely.”
  • Example:“The muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet.”