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quality

noun
/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/UK/ˈkwɑ.lə.ti//ˈkwɒl.ə.ti/CA

Etymology

From Middle English qualite, from Old French qualité, from Latin quālitās, quālitātem, from quālis (“of what kind”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo- (“who, how”). Cicero coined qualitas as a calque to translate the Ancient Greek word ποιότης (poiótēs, “quality”), coined by Plato from ποῖος (poîos, “of what nature, of what kind”).

  1. derived from *kʷo-✻
  2. derived from quālitās
  3. derived from qualité
  4. inherited from qualite

Definitions

  1. The kind, condition, and/or the set of characteristics of something, as opposed to the…

    The kind, condition, and/or the set of characteristics of something, as opposed to the quantity of something.

    • The lattice structure of a steel profoundly changes its qualities.

  2. A single trait.

    • While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers.
    • Security, stability, and efficiency are good qualities of an operating system.

  3. Good characteristics in particular

    Good characteristics in particular; level of excellence; freedom of faults and flaws.

    • This school is well-known for having teachers of high quality.
    • Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income.
    • “I'll tell you what you're going to do. Have you a clean shirt?” “Several.” “And a toothbrush?” “Two, both of the finest quality.” “Then pack them. You're coming to Brinkley tomorrow.”
  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. Good worth, good make.

      • For this building project we need to use quality materials that will last for many decades.
      • That was a quality game by Jim Smith.
      • We had some quality time yesterday!

    2. Position

      Position; status; rank.

      • The firſt Solemn Embaſſy that the French King ſent to the late King of SIAM, was in the Year 1685, by Monſieur de Chaumont, who went in Quality of Ambaſſador Extraordinary […]

    3. High social position. (See also the quality.)

      • A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality.
      • Membership of this golf club is limited to those of quality and wealth.

    4. In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total…

      In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.

    5. The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.

      • To identify quality try asking, "what does it feel like?".

    6. A newspaper with relatively serious, high-quality content.

      • It is argued that in the last ten years or so, quality broadsheet newspapers have become more like the tabloids. Anthony Sampson has argued that 'the frontier between the qualities and popular papers has virtually disappeared'.

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for quality. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA