quality

Examples

• All

• Students can also describe the unique timbral qualities of each instrument.

  Academic text (2015)

• The students used mental imagery to emulate characteristic tone quality and to improve their musical accuracy and expression.

  Academic text (2011)

• And as far as the sound quality goes, it's pretty solid.

• And keep your line quality just soft.

• And with this, I can walk anywhere I want and my sound quality remains the same.

• At that point, and what we do, it's more about the voice quality, you know, does it fit that?

  Here Comes a New Challenger (2023)

• After a year, however, both the acoustic power and quality of sound were outstanding.

  Academic text (2011)

• The sound quality is great, great bass, great clarity.

• For example, musical performances are commonly judged by traits such as tone quality, pitch, and expressiveness.

  Academic text (2011)

• The sound quality of the live concert was exceptional, making every note clear and vibrant for the audience.

Synonyms

T

tone

vsquality

166 4.1

The pitch of a syllable that changes a word's meaning in languages like Mandarin

focuses specifically on the distinct sound property rather than pitch or speech use

T

timbre

vsquality

• Specialized

8 8.2

The special tone that makes voices or instruments sound different

is the general technical name for that same sound feature

T

timber

vsquality

• Archaic

3 7.8

The special sound of a voice or instrument that makes it different

is the preferred modern spelling for that identical sound feature

C

color

vsquality

• Specialized

2 7.2

The quality of a musical sound that makes instruments or voices different

is the broader general term for that same distinguishing sound aspect

Compounds

H

high-quality

154 2.7

Very good and done with care

Q

quality of life

122 3.4

How good a person's life feels because of their health, culture, and where they live, not money

H

high quality

58 2.6

Something that is very good and lasts a long time

Q

quality control

• Specialized

27 3.1

A process that checks and tests products to keep them at the correct standard

L

low quality

20 2.8

Something that is not good or well made

T

top-quality

14 3.8

Very high quality and lasts a long time

A

audio quality

3 3.4

How clear and good the sound from a device or recording is

D

decline in quality

2 3.9

A fall in how good something is over time

M

maternal quality

1 4.5

Warm, gentle love and care like a mother gives

P

parental quality

1 4.8

A good trait in someone who cares for a child

Q

quality cost

• Specialized

1 6.3

Total money a company spends to make products or services work well and fix problems

P

paternal quality

1 6.1

Kind and protective care like a father shows

P

poor power quality

• Specialized

1 6.1

An unstable electricity supply that causes sudden rises or drops in power

C

cost of quality

• Specialized

1 4.9

The total money a company spends to make sure products are good and to fix problems when they are not

M

movielike quality

• US

1 6.3

A feeling that scenes are vivid, dramatic, and like a movie

F

filmish quality

7.0

A style like a movie that uses strong lighting and dramatic scenes

P

plasmatic quality

• Literature

9.9

A flowing form that changes easily, like smoke or water

How Bright

brilliance

5 4.5

brightness

39 1.0

quality

• Specialized

17 6.0

dullness

1 2.2

mellowness

1 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology