Quantity Definition

kwŏntĭ-tē
quantities
noun
quantities
An amount; portion.
Webster's New World
Any indeterminate bulk, weight, or number.
Webster's New World
The exact amount of a particular thing.
Webster's New World
A great amount or number.
To buy a commodity in quantity.
Webster's New World
That property of anything which can be determined by measurement.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Quantity

Noun

Singular:
quantity
Plural:
quantities

Origin of Quantity

  • Middle English quantite from Old French from Latin quantitās quantitāt- from quantus how great kwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin quantitas (“quantity"), from quantus (“how much").

    From Wiktionary

Quantity Sentence Examples

  • But there is any quantity of oatmeal, which we often cook for breakfast.

  • They consist of a number of circular or rectangular pits sunk from the cap of a hill, and going down to a depth of in some cases as much as 120 ft., until in fact the miners have been stopped by being unable to cope with the quantity of water made when the level of the valley was reached.

  • It is said to yield well, and a quantity of the manufactured alum is sent to Sydney for local consumption.

  • Momentum (quantity of motion) is the product of mass and velocity.

  • The two last classes number over 400,000 (1903), but the quantity of alcohol distilled by them is small.

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Words Starting With

QQUQUA

Words Ending With

YTYITY

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Words Starting With Q and Ending With Y

Starts With Q & Ends With YStarts With QU & Ends With YStarts With Q & Ends With TY

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With Q8 Letter Words Ending With Y