quality

About 100.38 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun 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. noun A single trait.

   While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers.

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

   This school is well-known for having teachers of high quality.

4. noun Good worth, good make.

   For this building project we need to use quality materials that will last for many decades.

5. noun Position; status; rank.
6. noun High social position. (See also the quality.)

   A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality.

7. noun In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
8. noun 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?".

Similar words

superior fine prime choice upper-class select character prize calibre lineament

Often followed by

of and control in is assurance that to management

Word family

qualities