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quale

[ kwah-lee, -ley, kwey- ]
/ ˈkwɑ li, -leɪ, ˈkweɪ- /
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noun, plural qua·li·a [kwah-lee-uh, kwey-] /ˈkwɑ li ə, ˈkweɪ-/. Philosophy.

a quality, as bitterness, regarded as an independent object.
a sense-datum or feeling having a distinctive quality.

Nearby words

  1. quaking,
  2. quaking aspen,
  3. quaking bog,
  4. quaking grass,
  5. quaky,
  6. qualifiable,
  7. qualification,
  8. qualificator,
  9. qualified,
  10. qualified majority voting

Origin of quale

1665–75; < Latin quāle, neuter singular of quālis of what sort
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British Dictionary definitions for qualia

quale

/ (ˈkwɑːlɪ, ˈkweɪ-) /

noun plural -lia (-lɪə)

philosophy an essential property or quality

Word Origin for quale

C17: Latin, neuter singular of qualis of what kind
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Word Origin and History for qualia

quale

n.

"death, destruction," Old English cwalu, cognate with Old Norse kval "torment, torture," from a variant of the root of quell.

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