quality

  • (s) of superior grade
    • choice wines
    • prime beef
    • prize carnations
    • quality paper
    • select peaches
    choice, prize, select, prime,
  • (s) of high social status
    • people of quality
    • a quality family

Nouns

  • (n) an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
    • "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
  • (n) a degree or grade of excellence or worth
    • the quality of students has risen
    • an executive of low caliber
    caliber, calibre,
  • (n) 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
    lineament, character,
  • (n) (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
    timbre, tone, timber,
  • (n) high social status
    • a man of quality

Synonyms

choice prize select prime caliber calibre lineament character timbre tone timber

Words of close approximity

qualify
quality control quality of life