q uality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
attractiveness, attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"
uncloudedness, clarity, clearness - the quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes"
opaqueness, opacity - the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
divisibility - the quality of being divisible; the capacity to be divided into parts or divided among a number of persons
ease, easiness, simpleness, simplicity - freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back"
difficultness, difficulty - the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
burnability, combustibility, combustibleness - the quality of being capable of igniting and burning
suitability, suitableness - the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips"
arability - the quality of land that is appropriate for cultivation
impressiveness - the quality of making a strong or vivid impression on the mind
navigability - the quality of being suitable for the passage of a ship or aircraft
neediness - the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree; "he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it"
distressingness, painfulness - the quality of being painful; "she feared the painfulness of childbirth"
piquance, piquancy, piquantness - the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting
publicity - the quality of being open to public view; "the publicity of the court room"
spinnability - the quality of being suitable for spinning or the capability of being spun (used of textile fibers)
unsuitability, unsuitableness, ineptness - the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose
protectiveness - the quality of providing protection; "statistical evidence for the protectiveness of vaccination"
nature - the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"
humanness, manhood, humanity - the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood"
air, aura, atmosphere - a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"
excellence - the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
ultimate - the finest or most superior quality of its kind; "the ultimate in luxury"
characteristic - a distinguishing quality
salability, salableness - the quality of being salable or marketable
changeability, changeableness - the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change; "the changeableness of the weather"
unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness, changelessness - the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged
sameness - the quality of being alike; "sameness of purpose kept them together"
difference - the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock"
sure thing, certainty, foregone conclusion - something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"
probability - the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event; "for a while mutiny seemed a probability"; "going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost"
uncertainness, uncertainty, precariousness - being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"
factuality, factualness - the quality of being actual or based on fact; "the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination"
counterfactuality - the quality of being contrary to fact
corporality, corporeality, physicalness, materiality - the quality of being physical; consisting of matter
incorporeality, immateriality - the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter
