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The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort; rank.

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  1. n. The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort; rank.
  2. n. Special or temporary character; profession; occupation; assumed or asserted rank, part, or position.
  3. n. That which makes, or helps to make, anything such as it is; anything belonging to a subject, or predicable of it; distinguishing property, characteristic, or attribute; peculiar power, capacity, or virtue; distinctive trait; as, the tones of a flute differ from those of a violin in quality; the great quality of a statesman.
  4. n. An acquired trait; accomplishment; acquisition.
  5. n. Superior birth or station; high rank; elevated character.
  6. adj. of superior grade
  7. adj. of high social status
  8. n. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
  9. n. a degree or grade of excellence or worth
  10. n. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
  11. n. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
  12. n. high social status