qualities

1. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; --ShakespeareExamples: "the quality of mercy is not strained"Synonyms: quality

2. a degree or grade of excellence or worthExamples: "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"Synonyms: caliber, calibre, quality

3. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of somethingExamples: "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"Synonyms: character, lineament, quality

4. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)Examples: "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"Synonyms: quality, timber, timbre, tone

5. high social statusExamples: "a man of quality"Synonyms: quality