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high quality

high quality

23 2.6
Something that is very good and lasts a long time
  • noun
translation icon : alta calidad
  • The place looks like a museum display; everything is of the highest quality and meticulously maintained.
  • high-quality education
  • high quality of life
  • high-quality care

Examples

  • Moreover, the arts are essential to a high quality of life in our communities.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Recreation and leisure activities are necessary for a high quality of life for all people, including those with disabilities.

    Academic text (2015)

  • This is a brand new, high quality piece of technology.

  • So it's a real high quality light stand.

  • You get paid to make a small number of high quality decisions.

  • We do high quality work here, okay?

    Real Women Have Curves (2002)

  • This thing is super high quality, very, very premium.

  • Fire Tea makes high quality, comfortable clothing for life.

  • Another attraction of the Litani River is the high quality of its water.

    Academic text (1993)

  • This new smartphone offers high quality features that make it stand out from others.

Synonyms

excellence
vshigh quality
150 3.2

Very high quality or skill that makes one stand out

is the state of being superior rather than the cause of it
superiority
vshigh quality
41 5.5

Being better, stronger, or more skilled than others

is the state of being superior in standard rather than comparison with others
fineness
vshigh quality
1 4.9

High quality that makes something very good

is the general state of being superior without stressing exceptionality
superlative
vshigh quality
1 5.0

A person or thing at the highest level of quality

refers to being superior in standard without implying the utmost level
choiceness
vshigh quality
8.4

A quality of being very high and chosen with care

is the general state of superiority rather than a chosen select type

Antonyms

low quality
13 2.8

Something that is not good or well made

How Good

flawless
76 3.7
excellent
∞ 1.0
high quality
23 2.6
good
∞ 1.0
acceptable
477 2.5
poor
838 1.0

Surface Forms

high quality singular
high qualities plural

Morphology

high + quality

The meaning 'the state of being superior in standard' is directly and compositional from 'high' (above normal degree) + 'quality' (standard or worth), so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This adjective+noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and is therefore immediately transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

High quality comes from the simple image of something put very high to show it is better, because high means 'above' and quality means 'good level'. So, High quality means 'very good' or 'better than usual'.