quality

Definition (noun): an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

Example: the quality of mercy is not strained

Definition (noun): a degree or grade of excellence or worth

Example: the quality of students has risen

Definition (noun): a degree or grade of excellence or worth

Example: an executive of low caliber

Definition (noun): a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

Example: each town has a quality all its own

Definition (noun): a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

Example: the radical character of our demands

Definition (noun): (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

Example: the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely

Definition (noun): (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

Example: the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet

Definition (noun): high social status

Example: a man of quality