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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  quality
       
          The totality of features and characteristics of a product or
          service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied
          needs.  Not to be mistaken for "degree of excellence" or
          "fitness for use" which meet only part of the definition.
       
          [{ISO8402].
       
          (1995-11-10)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Quality, KY
    Zip code(s): 42268

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Quality \Qual"i*ty\, n.; pl. Qualities. [F. qualit['e], L.
     qualitas, fr. qualis how constituted, as; akin to E. which.
     See Which.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We lived most joyful, obtaining acquaintance with
              many of the city not of the meanest quality. --Bacon
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     2. Special or temporary character; profession; occupation;
        assumed or asserted rank, part, or position.
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              I made that inquiry in quality of an antiquary.
                                                    --Gray.
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     3. That which makes, or helps to make, anything such as it
        is; anything belonging to a subject, or predicable of it;
        distinguishing property, characteristic, or attribute;
        peculiar power, capacity, or virtue; distinctive trait;
        as, the tones of a flute differ from those of a violin in
        quality; the great quality of a statesman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Qualities, in metaphysics, are primary or secondary.
           Primary are those essential to the existence, and even
           the conception, of the thing, as of matter or spirit
           Secondary are those not essential to such a conception.
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     4. An acquired trait; accomplishment; acquisition.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He had those qualities of horsemanship, dancing, and
              fencing which accompany a good breeding.
                                                    --Clarendon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Superior birth or station; high rank; elevated character.
        ``Persons of quality.'' --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Quality binding, a kind of worsted tape used in Scotland
        for binding carpets, and the like.
  
     The quality, those of high rank or station, as
        distinguished from the masses, or common people; the
        nobility; the gentry.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I shall appear at the masquerade dressed up in my
              feathers, that the quality may see how pretty they
              will look in their traveling habits.  --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Property; attribute; nature; peculiarity; character;
          sort; rank; disposition; temper.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Quality \Qual"i*ty\, n.; pl. Qualities. [F. qualit['e], L.
     qualitas, fr. qualis how constituted, as; akin to E. which.
     See Which.]
     1. 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.
  
              We lived most joyful, obtaining acquaintance with
              many of the city not of the meanest quality. --Bacon
  
     2. Special or temporary character; profession; occupation;
        assumed or asserted rank, part, or position.
  
              I made that inquiry in quality of an antiquary.
                                                    --Gray.
  
     3. That which makes, or helps to make, anything such as it
        is; anything belonging to a subject, or predicable of it;
        distinguishing property, characteristic, or attribute;
        peculiar power, capacity, or virtue; distinctive trait;
        as, the tones of a flute differ from those of a violin in
        quality; the great quality of a statesman.
  
     Note: Qualities, in metaphysics, are primary or secondary.
           Primary are those essential to the existence, and even
           the conception, of the thing, as of matter or spirit
           Secondary are those not essential to such a conception.
  
     4. An acquired trait; accomplishment; acquisition.
  
              He had those qualities of horsemanship, dancing, and
              fencing which accompany a good breeding.
                                                    --Clarendon.
  
     5. Superior birth or station; high rank; elevated character.
        ``Persons of quality.'' --Bacon.
  
     Quality binding, a kind of worsted tape used in Scotland
        for binding carpets, and the like.
  
     The quality, those of high rank or station, as
        distinguished from the masses, or common people; the
        nobility; the gentry.
  
              I shall appear at the masquerade dressed up in my
              feathers, that the quality may see how pretty they
              will look in their traveling habits.  --Addison.
  
     Syn: Property; attribute; nature; peculiarity; character;
          sort; rank; disposition; temper.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  quality
       adj 1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize
              carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: choice,
               prime(a), prize, select]
       2: of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality
          family"
       n 1: an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or
            someone; "the quality of mercy is not
            strained"--Shakespeare
       2: a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of
          students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" [syn: caliber,
           calibre]
       3: 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" [syn:
           character, lineament]
       4: (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" [syn: timbre, timber, tone]
       5: high social status; "a man of quality"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  quality
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 (count uncount) η ποιότητα, το σύνολο των ιδιοτήτων που
  χαρακτηρίζουν κάποιον ή κάτι, πόσο καλό ή κακό είναι κάτι
     2 (uncountable) η ποιότητα, ανώτερος βαθμός
     3 (countable) το χαρακτηριστικό, η ιδιότητα, κάτι που είναι μέρος του
  χαρακτήρα ενός προσώπου, ειδικά κάτι καλό
     4 (count uncount) η ιδιότητα, ένα χαρακτηριστικό κάποιου ή κάτι,
  ειδικά αυτό που τον κάνει διαφορετικό από κάποιον ή κάτι άλλο
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (count uncount) η ποιότητα, το σύνολο των ιδιοτήτων που
  χαρακτηρίζουν κάποιον ή κάτι, πόσο καλό ή κακό είναι κάτι
     2 (uncountable) η ποιότητα, ανώτερος βαθμός
     3 (countable) το χαρακτηριστικό, η ιδιότητα, κάτι που είναι μέρος του
  χαρακτήρα ενός προσώπου, ειδικά κάτι καλό
     4 (count uncount) η ιδιότητα, ένα χαρακτηριστικό κάποιου ή κάτι,
  ειδικά αυτό που τον κάνει διαφορετικό από κάποιον ή κάτι άλλο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  quality
     a.
     Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) Level of excellence.
     2 (lb en countable) Something that differentiates a thing or person.
     3 (lb en archaic) position; status; rank.
     4 (lb en archaic) high social position. (See also (m en the
  quality).)
     5 (lb en uncountable) The degree to which a man-made object or system
  is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or
  quantity of items.
     6 (lb en thermodynamics) In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the
  ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
     7 (lb en emergency medicine countable) The third step in OPQRST where
  the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.
     8 (lb en countable UK journalism) A newspaper with relatively
  serious, high-quality content.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  quality
     a.
     Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) Level of excellence.
     2 (lb en countable) Something that differentiates a thing or person.
     3 (lb en archaic) position; status; rank.
     4 (lb en archaic) high social position. (See also (m en the
  quality).)
     5 (lb en uncountable) The degree to which a man-made object or system
  is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or
  quantity of items.
     6 (lb en thermodynamics) In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the
  ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
     7 (lb en emergency medicine countable) The third step in OPQRST where
  the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.
     8 (lb en countable UK journalism) A newspaper with relatively
  serious, high-quality content.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  quality
     a.
     Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) Level of excellence.
     2 (lb en countable) Something that differentiates a thing or person.
     3 (lb en archaic) position; status; rank.
     4 (lb en archaic) high social position. (See also (m en the
  quality).)
     5 (lb en uncountable) The degree to which a man-made object or system
  is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or
  quantity of items.
     6 (lb en thermodynamics) In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the
  ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
     7 (lb en emergency medicine countable) The third step in OPQRST where
  the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.
     8 (lb en countable UK journalism) A newspaper with relatively
  serious, high-quality content.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  quality
     a.
     Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) Level of excellence.
     2 (lb en countable) Something that differentiates a thing or person.
     3 (lb en archaic) position; status; rank.
     4 (lb en archaic) high social position. (See also (m en the
  quality).)
     5 (lb en uncountable) The degree to which a man-made object or system
  is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or
  quantity of items.
     6 (lb en thermodynamics) In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the
  ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
     7 (lb en emergency medicine countable) The third step in OPQRST where
  the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.
     8 (lb en countable UK journalism) A newspaper with relatively
  serious, high-quality content.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  quality
     Englanti n.
     1 laatu
     2 ominaisuus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  quality
     Engelska a.
     kvalitets-
     Engelska n.
     kvalitet

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Quality /kwˈɒlɪti/
  النوعية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  quality //ˈkwælɪti// //ˈkwælɪtɪ// //ˈkwɑləti// //ˈkwɒlɪti// /[ˈkʰwɑɫəɾi]/ 
  качествен
  being of good worth

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  quality //ˈkwælɪti// //ˈkwælɪtɪ// //ˈkwɑləti// //ˈkwɒlɪti// /[ˈkʰwɑɫəɾi]/ 
  1. положение
  archaic: social position
  2. ка́чество, качество
  level of excellence
  3. свойство, качество
  something that differentiates