quality
noun/ˈkwɑːləti/
(plural qualities)
Слово англійською: quality
Переклад quality українською: я́кість, сорт (власти́вість ви́бору), власти́вість, переві́рка я́кості
Детальний опис
- [uncountable, countable] the standard of something when it is compared to other things like it; how good or bad something is
- Improving the quality of care for nursing home residents is a priority.
- When costs are cut product quality suffers.
- of… quality The soil here is of poor quality.
- The food is fresh and of good quality.
- His goal was of top quality.
- goods of a high quality
- high-quality goods
- in quality a decline in water quality
- We have seen a marked improvement in the quality of service provided.
- [uncountable] a high standard synonym excellence
- We aim to provide quality at reasonable prices.
- They need to decrease costs while maintaining quality.
- of quality contemporary writers of quality
- Get it right, even if it takes time; it's quality not quantity that matters.
- [countable] a thing that is part of a person’s character, especially something good
- personal qualities such as honesty and generosity
- to have leadership qualities
- She has all the qualities of a good teacher.
- It's hard to find people with the right qualities for the job.
- He has a lot of good qualities.
- [countable, uncountable] a feature of somebody/something, especially one that makes them different from somebody/something else
- the special quality of light and shade in her paintings
- His voice has a rich, melodic quality.
- (also more frequent quality newspaper)(British English) [countable] a newspaper that deals seriously with issues and has a high standard of editing and comment
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘character, disposition’ and ‘particular property or feature’): from Old French qualite, from Latin qualitas (translating Greek poiotēs), from qualis ‘of what kind, of such a kind’.