quality
     adj 1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize
            carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: {choice},
             {prime(a)}, {prize}, {select}]
     2: of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality
        family"
     n 1: an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or
          someone; "the quality of mercy is not
          strained"--Shakespeare
     2: a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of
        students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" [syn: {caliber},
         {calibre}]
     3: 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" [syn:
         {character}, {lineament}]
     4: (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" [syn: {timbre}, {timber}, {tone}]
     5: high social status; "a man of quality"
Source: WordNet® 2.0