quality

CEFRA2

/ˈkwɒlɪti/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    How good or bad something is.

  2. 02

    noun

    A particular feature or characteristic of a person or thing.

Examples

  • Air quality has deteriorated these past few years.

  • I'm very impressed with your quality control.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈkʰwɑləɾi]
  • [ˈkʰwɒləti]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A single trait.

  2. Good characteristics in particular; level of excellence; freedom of faults and flaws.

  3. Level of excellence.

More examples

In context

  • Improving the quality of care for nursing home residents is a priority.

  • Security, stability, and efficiency are good qualities of an operating system.

  • The lattice structure of a steel profoundly changes its qualities.

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Origin

noun

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”).