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- pronunciation:
- kwa
lih
ti
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
qualities |
| definition 1: |
a feature that makes a person or thing what it is.
Compassion is an important quality for a doctor to have.One of the qualities of velvet is smoothness.- synonyms:
- attribute, characteristic, feature, property, trait
- similar words:
- point, virtue
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| definition 2: |
degree of value or excellence.
He bought a winter coat of high quality.- synonyms:
- valve
- similar words:
- grade
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| related words: |
asset, degree, essence, essential, gift, merit, tone, virtue |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
being of high quality.
We ate dinner at a quality restaurant, and the food was excellent.- synonyms:
- choice, excellent, exceptional, superior
- antonyms:
- shabby
- similar words:
- capital, extraordinary, fine, impressive, magnificent, prime, splendid, superb, wonderful
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Quality comes from a Latin word that means "what sort of thing is it?"
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