Quality Definition

kwŏlĭ-tē

qualities

noun

qualities

Any of the features that make something what it is; characteristic element; attribute.

Webster's New World

An inherent or distinguishing characteristic; a property.

The medicinal qualities of a plant.

American Heritage

A personal trait, especially a character trait.

American Heritage

Basic nature; character; kind.

Webster's New World

Excellence; superiority.

Webster's New World

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adjective

Of high quality.

Quality goods.

Webster's New World

We only sell quality products.

That was a quality game by Jim Smith.

A quality system ensures products meet customer requirements.

Wiktionary

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Other Word Forms of Quality

Singular:

quality

Plural:

From Middle English, from Old French qualité, from Latin qualitatem, accusative of qualitas, from qualis (“of what kind"), from Proto-Indo-European *kÊ·o- (“who, how"). Cicero coined qualitas as a calque to translate the Ancient Greek word ποιότης (poiótes, “quality"), coined by Plato from ποῖος (poios, “of what nature, of what kind").

From Wiktionary
Middle English qualite from Old French from Latin quālitās quālitāt- from quālis of what kind kwo- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
æqual +‎ -ity

From Wiktionary