quality
noun
Simple meaning
A degree or grade of excellence or worth.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkwɑləti
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A degree or grade of excellence or worth
“The quality of students has risen.”
uncountable
The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from faults and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or quantity of items.
uncountable
Level of excellence.
countable
Something that differentiates a thing or person.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A degree or grade of excellence or worth
Used this way, quality is a common word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It quietly approves while staying precise.
“The quality of students has risen.”
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Successful and accomplished
- Usage feel
- Precise and approving
Usage note
It most often appears in the pattern “quality of …”, which is worth copying when you use it.
Natural pattern: quality of …
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods.
Your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live (as distinct from material comfort).
The quality of being superior.
An inferior quality.
The quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother.
A quality appropriate to a parent.
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