1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
Special or temporary character; profession; occupation; assumed or asserted rank, part, or position.
3. Noun
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.
4. Noun
An acquired trait; accomplishment; acquisition.
5. Noun
Superior birth or station; high rank; elevated character.
6. Noun
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
7. Noun
(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"
Vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric
8. Noun
high social status; "a man of quality"
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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