Meaning of quality | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Level of excellence.
   uncountable
2. quality (level of excellence)
3. Something that differentiates a thing or person.
   countable
4. Having a high degree of excellence: the importance of quality health care.
5. kind, type
6. The qualities describe behaviors associated with certain zodiac signs. There are three qualities: cardinal, fixed and mutable.
7. Position; status; rank.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
8. Exceptionally good of its kind:ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, prime, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top.
9. High social position. (See also the quality.)
   archaic, countable, uncountable
10. cualidad, propiedad; ___ of life → ___ de vida.
11. 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
12. An inherent or distinguishing characteristic; a property: the medicinal qualities of a plant.
13. In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
    countable, uncountable
14. Essential character; nature: "The quality of mercy is not strain'd" (Shakespeare).
15. The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.
    countable
16. Superiority of kind: an intellect of unquestioned quality.
17. A newspaper with relatively serious, high-quality content.
    UK, countable
18. Investments that have a low risk of loss or default: the flight to quality.
19. High social position: people of quality.
20. Music Timbre, as determined by harmonics: a voice with a distinctive metallic quality.
    Music

Equivalents

Examples

“This school is well-known for having teachers of high quality.”

“Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income.”

““I'll tell you what you're going to do. Have you a clean shirt?” “Several.” “And a toothbrush?” “Two, both of the finest quality.” “Then pack them. You're coming to Brinkley tomorrow.””

“He called for China’s cooperation in efforts to improve air quality.”

“One of the qualities of pure iron is that it does not rust easily.”

“While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers.”

“Security, stability, and efficiency are good qualities of an operating system.”

“Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]”

““That's life,” she said, and buzzed off to keep her vigil, leaving me kicking myself because I'd forgotten to say anything about the quality of mercy not being strained. It isn't, as I dare say you know, and a mention of this might just have done the trick.”

“Something about his bearing was uncommitted, as though he were checking not for some bad quality he knew Feldman had, but for some good quality he was afraid he might have.”

“The firſt Solemn Embaſſy that the French King ſent to the late King of SIAM, was in the Year 1685, by Monſieur de Chaumont, who went in Quality of Ambaſſador Extraordinary […]”

“A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality.”

“Membership of this golf club is limited to those of quality and wealth.”

“To identify quality try asking, "what does it feel like?".”

“It is argued that in the last ten years or so, quality broadsheet newspapers have become more like the tabloids. Anthony Sampson has argued that 'the frontier between the qualities and popular papers has virtually disappeared'.”

CEFR level