English dictionary
quality
adjectivePronunciation
ˈkwɒlɪti
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- of high social status
adjective
- of superior grade
noun
- an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
noun
- a degree or grade of excellence or worth
noun
- (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
noun
- a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
noun
- high social status
Example sentences
people of quality
a quality family
choice wines
prime beef
prize carnations
quality paper
select peaches
{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'the quality of mercy is not strained'}
the quality of students has risen
an executive of low caliber
the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
each town has a quality all its own
the radical character of our demands
a man of quality