quality meaning
quality :
good, excellent
adjective
▪ This is a quality product.
▪ This is a good product.
▪ She bought quality shoes.
▪ She bought good shoes.
paraphrasing
▪ superior – better
▪ premium – high-class
quality :
standard, grade
noun
▪ The quality of the food is high.
▪ The standard of the food is high.
▪ We check the quality of our products.
▪ We check the standard of our products.
paraphrasing
▪ standard – level
▪ grade – rank
Pronunciation
quality [ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti]
The stress is on 'qual' and sounds like 'kwol-i-tee'.
Common phrases and grammar about quality
quality - Common meaning
adjective
good, excellent
noun
standard, grade
Part of Speech Changes for "quality"
▪ qualify (verb) – to meet a standard
▪ qualitative (adjective) – related to the quality
Common Expressions with "quality"
▪ high quality – very good
▪ quality control – checking the standard
▪ quality assurance – making sure it's good
▪ quality time – good time spent together
Important examples of quality in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, quality often refers to the standard or level of something.
Example of a confusing word: quantity (amount)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, quality can appear as an adjective describing a noun or as a noun itself.
quality
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
quality assurance
means 'ensuring a good standard', used in business contexts.
quality time
means 'valuable time spent with loved ones'.
Differences between similar words and quality
quality
,
standard
differences
Quality refers to how good something is, while standard is a set level or norm.
quality
,
grade
differences
Quality is about the goodness of something, while grade is a rank or score.
Words with the same origin as quality
The origin of quality
The word quality comes from the Latin 'qualitas', which means 'of what kind'.
Word structure
It is composed of the root qual (kind) and the suffix ity (state), meaning 'state of kind'.
Words with the same origin
The root of quality is qual (kind). Words with the same root include qualify (to meet a kind) and qualitative (related to kind).
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