an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone | the inanimate property of something that has died |
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) | the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity |
a degree or grade of excellence or worth | the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events |
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something | |
high social status | |