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a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"

of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality family"

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

a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"

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"

of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality family"

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort; rank.

Special or temporary character; profession; occupation; assumed or asserted rank, part, or position.

An acquired trait; accomplishment; acquisition.

Superior birth or station; high rank; elevated character.

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort; rank.

Special or temporary character; profession; occupation; assumed or asserted rank, part, or position.

An acquired trait; accomplishment; acquisition.

Superior birth or station; high rank; elevated character.

That which belongs to a thing and makes it what it is and different from other things; nature; kind; as, the qualities of cloth or iron; relative goodness; as, goods of high quality; trait or characteristic; as, generosity is one of his many fine qualities; special virtue; as, the healing quality of an ointment; rank; high birth; as, a lady of quality; distinctive tone; as, a voice of carrying quality.

That which makes a thing what it is: property: peculiar power: acquisition: character: rank: superior birth or character.

Property; characteristic; rank.

Essential property; characteristic.

Degree of goodness.

Capacity.

n. [Latin] Particular property inherent in a body or substance ; the essential attribute which may be predicated of it ; distinguishing feature or characteristic ;-nature or character of in relation to right or wrong, as of an action ;-power of producing effects; special virtue, as of medicinal herbs :-disposition ; temper of mind ; acquirement ; accomplishment ;-comparative rank ; especially, superior rank ; high birth or station ;-persons of high birth or rank ; nobility collectively.