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Synonyms for quality

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

2. Tone

tone, timbre, timber

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Position; status; rank.

  2. n. 2

    The kind, condition, and/or the set of characteristics of something, as opposed to the quantity of something.

    The lattice structure of a steel profoundly changes its qualities.

  3. n. 3

    A single trait.

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

Forms

Plural
qualities → characteristics, conditions, characters, kinds…

Example sentences

  • condition Recently the condition of the body is not so good.
  • propriety Propriety cannot be separated from honesty.
  • worth If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing badly.
  • brand I think you should've bought a better-known brand.
  • duty You must do your duty, whether you like it or not.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
qualitysteady
conditionsteady
proprietyfalling
worthsteady
brandrising
dutyfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
part1, kind1, sort1, duty2, tone1, rank1
5 letters
state1, worth1, brand1, prime1, humor2
6 letters
nature2, status2, strain1, timber2, virtue2, humour2, temper2, gentry2, timbre2
7 letters
feature2, faculty3, caliber3, calibre
8 letters
position3, property3, standing2, capacity4, nobility4
9 letters
character3, condition3, affection3, attribute3, parameter4, propriety4
11 letters
aristocracy5
14 letters
characteristic5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duty2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
qualité
Italiano
qualità
Español
calidad
Deutsch
Eigenschaft
Català
qualitat