quality

noun9

1. •
   what something is like and how good or poor it is, rather than how much of it there is

   • The lattice structure of a steel profoundly changes its qualities.
2. •
   Good characteristics in particular; level of excellence; freedom of faults and flaws.

   • This school is well-known for having teachers of high quality.
   • Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income.
3. •
   [before a noun] Good worth, good make.

   • For this building project we need to use quality materials that will last for many decades.
   • That was a quality game by Jim Smith.
4. •
   A single trait.

   • While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers.
   • Security, stability, and efficiency are good qualities of an operating system.
5. •
   (UK) A newspaper with relatively serious, high-quality content.
6. •
   In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
7. •
   The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.

   • To identify quality try asking, "what does it feel like?".
8. •
   (no longer used) Position; status; rank.

   • The first Solemn Embassy that the French King sent to the late King of SIAM, was in the Year 1685, by Monsieur de Chaumont, who went in Quality of Ambassador Extraordinary […] — 1690
9. •
   (no longer used) High social position. (See also the quality.)

   • A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality.
   • Membership of this golf club is limited to those of quality and wealth.