adj.
1.of superior grade
2.of high social status quality n.
1.an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
2.a degree or grade of excellence or worth
3.a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
4.(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
5.high social status
Idiom of the Day
look up (something) or look (something) up
to search for something in a dictionary or other book
I will look up my friend's name in the telephone book. I looked up the word in the dictionary.