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Words people most associate with “quality”:

  1. quantity,
  2. good,
  3. best,
  4. control,
  5. time

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Noun (5 meanings)

1. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare.

quality

quality is a type of:
  • attribute (noun) - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
types of quality:
  • ability (noun) - the quality of being able to perform
  • accuracy, truth (noun) - the quality of being near to the true value
  • accuracy (noun) - (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number
  • air, aura, atmosphere (noun) - a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
  • amorality (noun) - the quality of being amoral
Attribute:
  • bad (adjective) - having undesirable or negative qualities
  • good (adjective) - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
  • negative (adjective) - characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance
  • positive (adjective) - characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
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2. a degree or grade of excellence or worth.

quality, caliber, calibre

Examples:
  • “the quality of students has risen”,
  • “an executive of low caliber”
quality is a type of:
  • degree, grade, level (noun) - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
types of quality:
Attribute:
  • inferior (adjective) - of low or inferior quality
  • superior (adjective) - of high or superior quality or performance
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3. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something.

quality, character, lineament

Examples:
  • “each town has a quality all its own”,
  • “the radical character of our demands”
quality is a type of:
types of quality:
  • texture (noun) - the essential quality of something
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4. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound).

timbre, timber, quality, tone

Examples:
  • “the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely”,
  • “the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet”
quality is a type of:
types of quality:
  • resonance (noun) - the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
  • shrillness, stridence, stridency (noun) - having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
quality is derivationally related to:
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
  • music (noun) - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

5. high social status.

quality

Example:
  • “a man of quality”
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Adjective (2 meanings)

1. of superior grade.

choice, prime, prize, quality, select

Examples:
  • “choice wines”,
  • “prime beef”,
  • “prize carnations”,
  • “quality paper”,
  • “select peaches”
Derivationally related form:
quality is similar to:
  • superior (adjective) - of high or superior quality or performance

2. of high social status.

quality

Examples:
  • “people of quality”,
  • “a quality family”
quality is similar to:
  • upper-class (adjective) - occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society