Overview of noun quality

The noun quality has 5 senses

• quality -- (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)


• quality, caliber, calibre -- (a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber")


• quality, character, lineament -- (a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands")


• timbre, timber, quality, tone -- ((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")


• quality -- (high social status; "a man of quality")

Overview of adj quality

The adj quality has 2 senses

• choice, prime, prize, quality, select -- (of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches")


• quality -- (of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality family")