· an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

Hypernym(s): attribute

· a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"

Synonym(s): caliber, calibre

Hypernym(s): degree, grade, level

· a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"

Synonym(s): character, lineament

Hypernym(s): property, attribute, dimension

· (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

Synonym(s): timbre, timber, tone

Hypernym(s): sound_property

· high social status; "a man of quality"

Hypernym(s): social_station, social_status, social_rank, rank

· of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

Synonym(s): choice, prime, prize, select

· of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality family"