Meaning

9 senses
  1. (countable)The kind, condition, and/or the set of characteristics of something, as opposed to the quantity of something.

    The lattice structure of a steel profoundly changes its qualities.

    Qualität, Eigenschaft

    ка́чествоkáčestvo, сво́йствоsvójstvo

    я́кістьjákistʹ

  2. (countable)A single trait.

    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.

  3. (uncountable)Good characteristics in particular; level of excellence; freedom of faults and flaws.

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

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

    Qualität

    ка́чествоkáčestvo, у́ровеньúrovenʹ, надёжностьnadjóžnostʹ

    я́кістьjákistʹ, наді́йністьnadíjnistʹ

  4. (attributive, countable, uncountable)Good worth, good make.

    For this building project we need to use quality materials that will last for many decades.

    That was a quality game by Jim Smith.

    Qualitäts-, hochklassig, erstklassig

    ка́чественныйkáčestvennyj, высокока́чественныйvysokokáčestvennyj, доброка́чественныйdobrokáčestvennyj

    я́кіснийjákisnyj

    a degree or grade of excellence or worth

  5. (countable, uncountable)In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.

  6. (countable)The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.

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

  7. (UK, countable)A newspaper with relatively serious, high-quality content.

  8. (archaic, countable, uncountable)Position; status; rank.

    high social status

  9. (archaic, countable, uncountable)High social position. (See also the quality.)

    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.

    зна́тностьznátnostʹ, положе́ниеpoložénije

Examples

596 sentences
  1. The quality of rice is getting worse.

    Якість рису погіршується.

    ruКачество риса ухудшается.

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  2. The price is low, but the quality isn't very good.

    Ціна низька, але якість не дуже добра.

    ruЦена низкая, но качество не очень хорошее.

    deDer Preis ist niedrig, aber die Qualität ist nicht sehr gut.

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  3. If you want quality, pay for it.

    Якщо хочеш якості, заплати за нею.

    ruЕсли хочешь качества, плати за него.

    deWenn du Qualität wünschst, so zahle auch dafür!

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  4. Quality is more important than quantity.

    Якість важливіша за кількість.

    ruКачество важнее количества.

    deQualität ist wichtiger als Quantität.

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  5. I prefer quality to quantity.

    Я надаю перевагу якості перед кількістю.

    ruЯ предпочитаю качество количеству.

    deMir geht Qualität vor Quantität.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
characteristics or the set thereof:
degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws:
being of good worth (attributive, adjectival):
Русский
By meaning 5
characteristics or the set thereof:
level of excellence:
degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws:
being of good worth (attributive, adjectival):
archaic: social position:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
characteristics or the set thereof:
being of good worth (attributive, adjectival):

Origin

From Middle English qualite, from Old French qualité, from Latin quālitās, quālitātem, fro

From Middle English qualite, from Old French qualité, from Latin quālitās, quālitātem, from quālis (“of what kind”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo- (“who, how”). Cicero coined qualitas as a calque to translate the Ancient Greek word ποιότης (poiótēs, “quality”), coined by Plato from ποῖος (poîos, “of what nature, of what kind”).

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Forms

plural: qualities
Singularquality
Pluralqualities

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a degree or grade of excellence or worth:calibercalibre
  • a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something:characterlineament
  • (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound):timbretimbertone

Word family

39 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • the quality of
  • what qualities do
  • quality time
  • good qualities

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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