qualitative

CEFRB2

/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Describing qualities or characteristics rather than amounts.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    high-quality

Examples

  • The researchers conducted qualitative interviews to gather detailed participant feedback.

  • She focuses on qualitative research.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.ɾɪv]
  • [ˈkwɔl.ə.tæɪ.ɾɪv]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound.

  2. Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Something qualitative.

More examples

In context

  • Near-synonyms: nonquantitative, unquantitative

  • You may recall that I made a qualitative post about our level 100 talents a little more than a month ago. Now let’s look at them qualitatively.

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The study used blank data such as interviews rather than statistics.

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Origin

adjective

From Late Latin (or Medieval Latin) quālitātīvus. Equivalent to quality + -ative.