what does quality mean?
QUALITY as NOUN
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- an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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- the quality of mercy is not strained–Shakespeare
Hypernyms(s) quality is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a degree or grade of excellence or worth
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- the quality of students has risen
- an executive of low caliber
Hypernyms(s) quality is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
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- the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
- the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
Hypernyms(s) quality is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
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- each town has a quality all its own
- the radical character of our demands
Hypernyms(s) quality is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) quality is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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QUALITY as ADJECTIVE
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- people of quality
- a quality family
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- choice wines
- prime beef
- prize carnations
- quality paper
- select peaches
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