Kilo Lingo

/ˈkwɒl.ə.ti/

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Coloured illustration of quality
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Translation

How good or how bad something is.

Word origin

From Latin qualitas, a word made by Cicero from qualis meaning of what kind.

Origin
Latin
Root
qualitas
English cognates
qualify

Grammar

Gender
Pluralqualities

Examples

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"Quality" tells you how good something is.

These , .

Here "quality" is low, so the shoes are bad.

Kindness .

The plural "qualities" can mean the good parts of a person.

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This word is part of lesson 38.