Synonyms for quality
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kwol-i-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɒl ɪ ti |
Top 10 synonyms for quality Other synonyms for the word quality
- affection
- affirmation
- arete
- attribute
- caliber
- class
- constitution
- description
- distinction
- endowment
- essence
- excellency
- factor
- footing
- genius
- grade
- group
- individuality
- make
- mark
- merit
- name of tune
- nature of beast
- parameter
- peculiarity
- perfection
- place
- position
- predication
- preeminence
- property
- rank
- repute
- savor
- sort
- standing
- state
- station
- stature
- step
- superbness
- superiority
- virtue
- way of it
- worth
Définition of quality
Origin :- c.1300, "temperament, character, disposition," from Old French qualite "quality, nature, characteristic" (12c., Modern French qualité), from Latin qualitatem (nominative qualitas) "a quality, property; nature, state, condition" (said [Tucker, etc.] to have been coined by Cicero to translate Greek poiotes), from qualis "what kind of a," from PIE pronomial base *kwo- (see who).
- Meaning "degree of goodness" is late 14c. Meaning "social rank, position" is c.1400. Noun phrase quality time first recorded 1977. Quality of life is from 1943. Quality control first attested 1935.
- noun characteristic, feature
- noun value, status
- Their names often signified some quality of a horse; as Leucippus, a white horse, &c.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Having never tasted it, I can bear no testimony to its quality.
- Extract from : « The Hall of Fantasy (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- My conception of the love of God lacked just that quality—intensity.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- This says nothing of the quality of my work, which, humble as it may be, is simply the best I know how to do.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- How can the quality of eggs be determined: (a) in the market?
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- The quality of sincerity in Dick's voice was more convincing than any vow might have been.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- How may the kind and quality of flour be judged in purchasing it?
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- So it is with war, and the quality of both is best discovered by sipping.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- Power of sustentation; the quality of sustaining a weight in the air.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- It is the deficiency, and not the excess of this quality, that is to be feared.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
Antonyms for quality
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