quality

/kwˈɑləti/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone--Shakespeare
   “the quality of mercy is not strained”
2. a degree or grade of excellence or worth
   “the quality of students has risen”
3. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
   “each town has a quality all its own”
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”
5. high social status
   “a man of quality”

adjective

1. of superior grade
   “choice wines”
2. of high social status
   “people of quality”

Synonyms for quality

• caliber
• calibre
• character
• lineament
• timbre
• timber
• tone
• choice
• prime
• prize
• select
• superior
• upper-class

Words that rhyme with quality

• frivolity
• polity
• equality
• inequality