quality
47
8.3
- noun
- /ˈkwɑːləti/
- Archaic
:
alta posición social
- I've heard of you as a man of some means and some quality.
- a man of quality
Your social status is the quality they want to pursue.
- Your social status is the quality they want to pursue.
- So the other part is, is we abandoned some quality people and they hate us now.
- They have big engines because there's no class, there's no quality.
- What we feel like we pushed away someone of quality or a quote UN quote good thing doesn't mean it was the right thing.
- Like you say, mentioned someone there who was a staunch at proper quality man, he took his own life.
Examples
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But Clarice had that same indefinable quality we lump under "class," and she was more than just presentable.
Fiction book (1993) -
A fine quality in a wife.
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Your social status is the quality they want to pursue.
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Do you possess lodging for a night, adequate for a Lady of quality
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Perhaps his own head was turned by the exalted quality of his patroness.
Academic text (1999) -
That's a noble quality.
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She was born into a family of quality, with ancestors who had served as nobility for generations.
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People of quality often have access to exclusive events and prestigious gatherings.
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The young man demonstrated his quality through his noble actions and respectable demeanor.
Synonyms
512
2.7
A person's social or professional position compared with others
13
4.1
A person's place in society based on money, job, or family
11
8.7
A sign that makes someone or something seem more respected and important
3
4.4
A position of respect and importance in society or at work
1
3.8
A person's position in society based on wealth, family, or job
Being a member of a noble family with high social rank
Antonyms
Compounds
103
3.4
How good a person's life feels because of their health, culture, and where they live, not money
- Specialized
24
3.1
A process that checks and tests products to keep them at the correct standard
- Specialized
The total money a company spends to make sure products are good and to fix problems when they are not
- Specialized
Total money a company spends to make products or services work well and fix problems
- Specialized
An unstable electricity supply that causes sudden rises or drops in power
How High-Status
497
3.1
38
6.5
- Archaic
47
8.3
14
8.4
201
3.2
31
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
quality = qual + ity
The social-status sense is historically related but semantically shifted; because the root is not a familiar English word, learners cannot reliably infer this sense from components.
Etymology
Quality comes from the Latin qualis 'of what kind', and long ago people used it for those of a certain kind or rank. That's why saying someone is 'of quality' means they belong to the higher social class.