quality

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /'kwɒl.ɪ.tɪ/

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• Hyphenation: qual‧i‧ty

Noun

Singular quality

Plural qualities

1. (uncountable) Quality is goodness.
   • Synonyms: excellence, superiority, class, eminence, value and worth
   • Antonyms: inadequacy, inferiority, mediocrity, worthlessness and weakness

   This cloth is full of quality.

2. (uncountable) Quality is how good something is, as opposed to how much of something there is.
   • Synonym: condition
   • Antonym: quantity

   The meat was of poor quality.

3. (countable) A quality is something about a person or thing, like intelligence, beauty or transparency.
   • Synonyms: aspect, feature, characteristic, attribute, property and trait

   Being truthful is his best quality.

Adjective

Positive none

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. (informal) A quality item is a very good one.
   • Synonyms: good, excellent, exceptional, superior, well-made, well-done, high-class, classy and distinguished
   • Antonyms: poor, mediocre, non-notable and unexceptional

   Here is a quality computer.

Related words and phrases

• high-quality
• quality control/quality assurance
• quality of life
• quality of service
• quality time
• quantity