ˈkæl.ɪ.bə(ɹ) ˈkæl.ɪ.bɚ ˈkæl.ə.bɚ ˈkɛɹ(ə)ktɚ ˈkæɹəktə tʃɔɪs ˈlɪ.nɪə.mənt pɹaɪ̯m ˈkwɒlɪti ˈkwɑləti ˈkwɒlɪti ˈkwɑləti sɪˈlɛkt ˈtɪmbə ˈtɪmbɚ ˈtæmbə(ɹ) ˈtæm.bɚ təʊn toʊn of high social status people of quality a quality family of superior grade choice wines prime beef prize carnations quality paper select peaches an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone the quality of mercy is not strained a degree or grade of excellence or worth the quality of students has risen an executive of low caliber (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 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 high social status a man of quality