1. Valeur. Un objet de bonne qualité.
2. Supériorité.
3. Mérite. Un concert de qualité.
4. Aptitude. Avoir les qualités requises.
5. Condition. Agir en qualité de mandataire.
ETYM Latin attributum.
An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity.
ETYM Old Eng. feture form, shape, feature, Old Fren. faiture fashion, make, from Latin factura a making, formation, from facere, factum, to make. Related to Feat, Fact, Facture.
1. A prominent aspect of something; SYN. characteristic.
2. An article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles.
3. The characteristics parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; SYN. lineament.
ETYM French grade, Latin gradus step, pace, grade, from gradi to step, go. Related to Congress, Degree, Gradus.
(Homonym: grayed).
1. A relative position or degree of value in a graded group; SYN. level, tier.
2. The gradient of a slope or road or other surface.
3. The height of the ground on which something stands; SYN. ground level.
(Homonym: marc)
1. A written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
2. A visible indication made on a surface
3. A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); SYN. grade, score.
4. A symbol of disgrace or infamy; SYN. stigma, brand, stain.
5. The impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
6. The basic unit of money in Germany; SYN. Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark.
ETYM French mérite, Latin meritum, from merere, mereri, to deserve, merit; prob. originally, to get a share; akin to Greek meros part. Related to Market, Merchant, Mercer, Mercy.
Any admirable quality or attribute; SYN. virtue.
ETYM French qualité, Latin qualitas, from qualis how constituted, as; akin to Eng. which. Related to Which.
1. A characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; SYN. character, lineament.
2. A degree or grade of excellence or worth; SYN. caliber, calibre.
3. An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.
4. High social status.
ETYM French, from Latin tractus, from trahere to draw. Related to Trace, Tract a region, Trace a strap, Tret.
A distinguishing feature of one's personal nature.
ETYM Old Fren. value, from valoir, p. p. valu, to be worth, from Latin valere to be strong, to be worth. Related to Valiant.
1. The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; SYN. economic value.
2. The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
3. A numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed.
4. An ideal accepted by some individual or group.
5. Relative darkness or lightness of a color.
6. (Music) The relative duration of a musical note; SYN. time value, note value.