Synonyms for quality
ˈkwɒl ɪ tiqual·i·ty

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1. qualitynoun

   A quality (Latin qualis, such) — the "suchness" of anything, according to the German idiom — denotes what a thing really is in some one respect; an attribute is what we conceive a thing to be in some one respect; thus, while attribute may, quality must, express something of the real nature of that to which it is ascribed; we speak of the attributes of God, the qualities of matter. "Originally 'the attributes of God' was preferred, probably, because men assumed no knowledge of the actual qualities of the Deity, but only of those more or less fitly attributed to him." J. A. H. Murray. [Murray's "New English Dictionary"] Holiness is an attribute of God; the attributes of many heathen deities have been only the qualities of wicked men joined to superhuman power. A property (Latin proprius, one's own) is what belongs especially to one thing as its own peculiar possession, in distinction from all other things; when we speak of the qualities or the properties of matter, quality is the more general, property the more limited term. A quality is inherent; a property may be transient; physicists now, however, prefer to term those qualities manifested by all bodies (such as impenetrability, extension, etc.), general properties of matter, while those peculiar to certain substances or to certain states of those substances (as fluidity, malleability, etc.) are termed specific properties; in this wider use of the word property, it becomes strictly synonymous with quality. Compare CHARACTERISTIC; EMBLEM.

   Synonyms:
   attribute, attribute, property

   Antonyms:
   being, essence, nature, substance

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1. quality

   Synonyms:
   condition, character, property, attribute, peculiarity, disposition, temper, sort, kind, description, capacity, power, virtue, nature, tendency

   Antonyms:
   anomalousness, heterogeneousness, nondescript, incapacity, weakness, instistinctiveness, ineffectiveness, disqualification, negation, disability

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1. qualitynoun

   an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

   "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

   Synonyms:
   calibre, timber, caliber, lineament, timbre, tone, character

   Antonyms:
   middle-class, inferior, lower-class, low-class

2. quality, caliber, calibrenoun

   a degree or grade of excellence or worth

   "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"

   Synonyms:
   lineament, character, tone, timbre, caliber, bore, calibre, timber, gauge

   Antonyms:
   inferior, middle-class, lower-class, low-class

3. quality, character, lineamentnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   fibre, grapheme, type, feature, character reference, caliber, graphic symbol, lineament, fiber, role, fictional character, fictitious character, timber, case, part, persona, reference, character, theatrical role, tone, eccentric, timbre, calibre

   Antonyms:
   low-class, middle-class, lower-class, inferior

4. timbre, timber, quality, tonenoun

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   note, shade, smell, tone of voice, caliber, tonicity, lineament, feel, feeling, flavor, timber, look, tint, lumber, tonus, flavour, spirit, whole step, tincture, timberland, pure tone, step, forest, whole tone, character, tone, woodland, timbre, calibre, musical note

   Antonyms:
   middle-class, lower-class, inferior, low-class

5. qualityadjective

   high social status

   "a man of quality"

   Synonyms:
   calibre, timber, caliber, lineament, timbre, tone, character

   Antonyms:
   lower-class, inferior, low-class, middle-class

6. choice, prime(a), prize, quality, selectadjective

   of superior grade

   "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

   Antonyms:
   lower-class, inferior, low-class, middle-class

7. qualityadjective

   of high social status

   "people of quality"; "a quality family"

   Synonyms:
   choice, select, prize, prime(a)

   Antonyms:
   lower-class, inferior, middle-class, low-class

Matched Categories

1. • Attribute
   • Music
   • Sound Property

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1. qualitynoun

   Synonyms:
   property, attribute, nature, characteristic, peculiarity

2. qualitynoun

   Synonyms:
   disposition, humor, temper, mood, character

3. qualitynoun

   Synonyms:
   rank, condition, station, standing, status

4. qualitynoun

   Synonyms:
   [With The prefixed.] nobility, gentry, NOBLESSE, aristocracy, persons of rank

5. qualitynoun

   Synonyms:
   brand, chop

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1. qualitynoun

   Synonyms:
   nature, character, sort, strain, condition, characteristic, peculiarity, trait, property, attribute, attribution, accident, high rank, nobility, gentry, aristocracy

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1. List of paraphrases for "quality":

   qualitative, high-quality, qualité, qualification, calidad, good-quality, capacity, grade, qualidade, good, film-quality, standard, calibre, qualities

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How to use quality in a sentence?

1. Rita Redberg:

   If high quality studies of medical devices are not done and published, it is hard for clinicians to make well informed decisions on their clinical use, and to know what patients, if any, would benefit and to know the risks of the devices.

2. Richard M. Devos:

   If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence. Determination. The will to endure to the end, to get knocked down seventy times and get up off the floor saying, Here comes number seventy-one

3. Rob Atkinson:

   The Warren campaigns call to breakup big tech companies reflects a big is bad, small is beautiful ideology run amok, the proposal ignores the fact that many of the services big tech companies now provide free used to cost consumers money. Breaking up large Internet companies just because they are large wont help consumers. It will hurt them by reducing convenience, reducing quality of service and innovation, and in some cases leading to the introduction of priced services.

4. Van Gundy:

   I’ve had zero to do with that. Our guys have just gotten comfortable playing together, we’re making plays for each other. We’re getting higher quality shots.

5. Jeff Fager:

   Every day, the people of this news organization are turning in the kind of high-quality reporting that is in keeping with our identity and heritage as the home of the best in broadcast journalism, I am confident that this record of achievement will only get better with David Rhodes.