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adjective

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How is the word quality different from other nouns like it?

Some common synonyms of quality are attribute, character, and property. While all these words mean "an intelligible feature by which a thing may be identified," quality is a general term applicable to any trait or characteristic whether individual or generic.

material with a silky quality

When is it sensible to use attribute instead of quality?

The synonyms attribute and quality are sometimes interchangeable, but attribute implies a quality ascribed to a thing or a being.

the attributes of a military hero

When is character a more appropriate choice than quality?

The words character and quality can be used in similar contexts, but character applies to a peculiar and distinctive quality of a thing or a class.

remarks of an unseemly character

When could property be used to replace quality?

In some situations, the words property and quality are roughly equivalent. However, property implies a characteristic that belongs to a thing's essential nature and may be used to describe a type or species.

the property of not conducting heat

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of quality
Noun
All that should matter is the quality of their research and teaching. Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025 Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism. Arkansas Online, 25 July 2025
Adjective
After a run of spectacular implosions of SPAC deals, like EV maker Lordstown Motors and WeWork, both of which went into bankruptcy, investor appetite dried up for even quality SPAC mergers. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 13 May 2025 When money becomes cheaper, quality small companies that are already profitable will be able to grow exponentially faster. Gregory Clifford, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quality
Noun
  • Sometimes an offense takes on the characteristics of its most distinguishable member - only the Brewers have a lower team average exit speed than the Padres, and only a handful of clubs hit more line drives, as the club mimics the tendencies of Luis Arraez.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
  • Felix Brill, chief investment officer at VP Bank, agrees that the SGD has many characteristics of a modern safe haven, including macroeconomic stability, strong institutions, a large current account surplus, and low political risk.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • This is up from the 79 percent yard occupancy rate at the end of June.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025
  • Trump revealed the new rates in letters to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Truth Social over the weekend.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Our communities should not have to rely on court orders to be treated with dignity.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 July 2025
  • This religious minority known for its dignity, neutrality, resiliency, and peaceful resistance is now being targeted by Jihadi militias supported by the Syrian regime, with tanks artillery, and heavy weapons.
    Sawsan Natour-Hasson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Did Gilded Age millionaires really marry their daughters to British nobility in exchange for funding their estates?
    Alexis Nedd, IndieWire, 2 July 2025
  • Despite her connection by blood to illustrious Roman nobility, Agrippina would disappear almost as swiftly as she was named.
    Diana Arterian June 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Aloe vera is low-maintenance, making the houseplant an excellent option for beginner houseplant owners, who don’t have much time for excessive plant care.
    Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025
  • One of the best examples is her novel Made for Love, perhaps better known as an HBO show starring the excellent Cristin Milioti.
    The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • But psychiatrists struggled to pinpoint a single feature that unified the diagnosis.
    Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
  • That’s why flexibility is the most important feature of any estate plan built today.
    Luke Britt, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • Josh Hader and Emmanuel Clase rank fifth and sixth among all active relievers in saves (at 226 and 181, respectively) — with historic dominance to go with them.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 24 July 2025
  • According to Deadline Hollywood, Mandi will play Naomi Kerr, a former solider and military contractor who joins the ranks of the Chicago police force.
    Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • But Collins, now the head of special collections and archives at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, noticed that the text was written in Old French, the language used by aristocracy and England’s royal court after the Norman Conquest in 1066.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
  • A little biographical information: He was born in 1896 into the decaying Bourbon aristocracy.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Quality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quality. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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