a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) |
| a degree or grade of excellence or worth |
| a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something |
| high social status |