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English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French qualite, from Latin qualitatem, accusative of qualitas, from qualis (of what kind), from Proto-Indo-European pronominal base *kwo- ("who", "how"). Cicero coined qualitas as a calque to translate the Greek word ποιότης ("quality"), coined by Plato from ποῖος ("of what nature", "of what kind").

Pronunciation

IPA: /'kwɒl.ɪ.tɪ/
An audio transcript can be found at en-us-quality.ogg

Noun

Level of excellence
: This school is well-known for having teachers of high quality.
: Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income.
A property or attribute that differentiates a thing or person.
: One of the qualities of pure iron is that it does not rust easily.
: While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers.
: security|Security, stability, and efficiency are good qualities of an operating system.
In a two-phase liquid-vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
high|High social position.
: A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality.
: membership|Membership of this golf club is limited to those of quality and wealth.
The correspondence between a goal and its outcome -- between intent and result of action.

Derived terms

Related terms

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Translations

Arabic:
Catalan: qualitat
Chinese: 品质, 品質 (pǐnzhì); 水准, 水準 (shuǐ zhǔn)
Czech: {{t-|cs|kvalita|f}}, {{t-|cs|jakost|f}}
Dutch: {{t+|nl|kwaliteit|f}}
Esperanto: {{t-|eo|kvalito|xs=Esperanto}}
Finnish:
French: {{t+|fr|qualité|f}}
German: {{t+|de|Qualität|f}}
Hebrew: איכות (ikhut)
Hungarian:

Italian: {{t+|it|qualità|f}}
Japanese: {{t|ja|品質|tr=hinshitsu|sc=Jpan}}
Korean: 품질 (pumjil)
Kurdish: ,
Polish: {{t+|pl|jakość|f}}
Portuguese: {{t+|pt|qualidade|f}}
Romanian: {{t-|ro|calitate|f}}
Russian: качество (káčestvo) ; уровень (úroven’) (of life)
Spanish: {{t+|es|calidad|f}}
Swedish: {{t+|sv|kvalitet|c}}, {{t+|sv|kvalité|c}}
Telugu: నాణ్యత (nanyatha)

Catalan: quality
Chinese: 性质, 性質 (xìng zhì)
Czech: {{t+|cs|vlastnost|f}}
Dutch: {{t+|nl|eigenschap|f}}
Esperanto: {{t-|eo|eco|xs=Esperanto}}
Finnish:
German: {{t+|de|Qualität|f}}, {{t+|de|Eigenschaft|f}}
Greek: {{t+|el|ποιότητα|f|tr=piotita|sc=Grek}}
Hebrew: תכונה (tchuna) , סגולה (sgula)

Hungarian: ,
Italian: {{t+|it|qualità|f}}
Japanese: {{t+|ja|性質|tr=sēshitsu|sc=Jpan}}
Polish: cecha , jakość , przymiot
Portuguese: {{t+|pt|qualidade|f}}
Romanian: {{t-|ro|calitate|f}}
Russian: {{t+|ru|качество|n|tr=káčestvo|sc=Cyrl}}
Swedish: kvalitet , kvalité , egenskap

Chinese: 權貴, 权贵 (quán guì)
Dutch: {{t+|nl|klasse|f}}
Hebrew: מעמד חברתי גבוה

Italian: {{t+|it|qualità|f}}
Japanese: {{t+|ja|品|tr=hin|sc=Jpan}}
Swedish: hög rang, stånd

: calidad

Adjective

Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose.
: We only sell quality products.
: That was a quality game by Jim Smith.
: A quality system ensures products meet customer requirements.

Translations

Catalan: de qualitat
Chinese: 優質, 优质 (yōuzhì); 高級, 高级 (gāojí)
Dutch: {{t+|nl|kwaliteit|f}}
Finnish: ,
German: hochklassig, hochwertig, Qualitäts-
Greek: {{t+|el|ποιοτικός|m|tr=piotikos|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|καλοφτιαγμένος|m|tr=kaloftiagmenos|sc=Grek}}
Hebrew: איכותי (ikhuti)

Indonesian: berkualitas
Italian: di qualità, pregiato
Japanese: {{t|ja|品質の良い|tr=hinshitsu no yoi|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|良質な|tr=ryōshitsu na|sc=Jpan}}
Korean: 품질 (pumjil)
Portuguese: de qualidade
Russian: {{t+|ru|качественный|tr=káčestvennyj|sc=Cyrl}}
Spanish: de calidad
Swedish: kvalitets-

Related terms

Category:1000 English basic words

ar:quality de:quality el:quality fr:quality ko:quality hy:quality io:quality id:quality it:quality kk:quality ku:quality lo:quality lt:quality hu:quality ja:quality pl:quality pt:quality ru:quality simple:quality fi:quality ta:quality te:quality vi:quality tr:quality uk:quality zh:quality

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Quality \Qual"i*ty\, n.; pl. Qualities. [F. qualit['e], L.
qualitas, fr. qualis how constituted, as; akin to E. which.
See Which.]
1. The condition of being of such and such a sort as
distinguished from others; nature or character relatively
considered, as of goods; character; sort; rank.
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We lived most joyful, obtaining acquaintance with
many of the city not of the meanest quality. --Bacon
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2. Special or temporary character; profession; occupation;
assumed or asserted rank, part, or position.
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I made that inquiry in quality of an antiquary.
--Gray.
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3. That which makes, or helps to make, anything such as it
is; anything belonging to a subject, or predicable of it;
distinguishing property, characteristic, or attribute;
peculiar power, capacity, or virtue; distinctive trait;
as, the tones of a flute differ from those of a violin in
quality; the great quality of a statesman.
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Note: Qualities, in metaphysics, are primary or secondary.
Primary are those essential to the existence, and even
the conception, of the thing, as of matter or spirit
Secondary are those not essential to such a conception.
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4. An acquired trait; accomplishment; acquisition.
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He had those qualities of horsemanship, dancing, and
fencing which accompany a good breeding.
--Clarendon.
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5. Superior birth or station; high rank; elevated character.
"Persons of quality." --Bacon.
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Quality binding, a kind of worsted tape used in Scotland
for binding carpets, and the like.

The quality, those of high rank or station, as
distinguished from the masses, or common people; the
nobility; the gentry.
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I shall appear at the masquerade dressed up in my
feathers, that the quality may see how pretty they
will look in their traveling habits. --Addison.
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Syn: Property; attribute; nature; peculiarity; character;
sort; rank; disposition; temper.
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WordNet quality
adj 1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize
carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: choice,
prime(a), prize, select]
2: of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality
family"
n 1: an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or
someone; "the quality of mercy is not
strained"--Shakespeare
2: a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of
students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" [syn: caliber,
calibre]
3: 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" [syn:
character, lineament]
4: (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" [syn: timbre, timber, tone]
5: high social status; "a man of quality"

Moby Dictionary
Al , Grade A , acquired taste , advantageousness , affection ,
affirmation , agreeableness , air , ancestry ,
appreciation of excellence , arete , aristocracy , aristocraticalness ,
aroma , atmosphere , attribute , aura , auspiciousness , badge ,
beneficialness , benevolence , benignity , birth , blood , blue blood ,
blue-ribbon , body-build , brand , cachet , caliber , capacity , cast ,
character , characteristic , characteristics , choiceness ,
civilized taste , civilizedness , class , climate , cogency ,
complexion , composition , condition , configuration , constituents ,
constitution , crasis , cultivated taste , cultivation , culture , cut ,
daintiness , delicacy , desert , dharma , diathesis , differentia ,
differential , dignity , discrimination , disposition , distinction ,
distinctive feature , earmark , elegance , element , elite , eminence ,
ethos , excellence , excellency , expedience , factor , fairness ,
fastidiousness , favorableness , feature , feel , feeling , fiber ,
figure , fine , fineness , finesse , first-class , first-rate ,
first-rateness , flavor , flower , footing , frame , genius ,
genteelness , gentility , gentry , good taste , goodliness , goodness ,
grace , gracefulness , gracility , graciosity , graciousness , grade ,
grain , grandeur , gust , habit , hallmark , healthiness , helpfulness ,
honorable descent , hue , humor , humors , idiocrasy , idiosyncrasy ,
ilk , importance , impress , impression , index , individualism ,
individuality , keynote , kind , kindness , lineaments , makeup ,
mannerism , mark , marking , merit , milieu , mold , nature , niceness ,
nicety , nobility , noble birth , nobleness , note , odor , overtone ,
parameter , part , particularity , patriciate , peculiarity ,
perfection , physique , place , pleasantness , polish , position ,
predication , prime , profitableness , prominence , property , quirk ,
rank , refinement , relation , rewardingness , role , royalty , savor ,
seal , sense , shape , singularity , situation , skillfulness , smack ,
society , somatotype , sophistication , sort , soundness , specialty ,
spirit , stamp , standing , state , station , stature , status , streak ,
stripe , subtlety , suchness , superbness , superior , superiority ,
supremacy , system , taint , tang , taste , tastefulness , temper ,
temperament , tendency , tenor , token , tone , trait , trick , type ,
undertone , upper class , usefulness , validity , value , vein , virtue ,
virtuousness , way , wholeness , worth

FOLDOC quality

The totality of features and characteristics of a product or
service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied
needs. Not to be mistaken for "degree of excellence" or
"fitness for use" which meet only part of the definition.

[ISO8402].

(1995-11-10)

QUALITY, persons. The state or condition of a person. 2. Two contrary qualities cannot be in the same person at the same time. Dig. 41, 10, 4. 3. Every one is presumed to know the quality of the person with whom he is contracting. 4. In the United States, the people happily are all upon an equality in their civil and political rights.

QUALITY, pleading. That which distinguishes one thing from another of the same kind. 2. It is in general necessary, when the declaration alleges an injury to the goods and chattels, or any contract relating to them, that the quality should be stated and it is also essential, in an action for the recovery of real estate, that its quality should be shown; as, whether it consists of houses, lands, or other hereditaments, whether the lands are meadow, pasture or arable, &c. The same rule requires that, in an action for an injury to real property, the quality should be shown. Steph. Pl. 214, 215. Vide, as to the various qualities, Ayl. Pand. [60.]

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