qualitativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɒlᵻtətɪv/,

/ˈkwɒlᵻteɪtɪv/, U.S.

/ˈkwɑləˌteɪdɪv/,

/ˈkwɔləˌteɪdɪv/, West African English

/ˈkwɔliˌtetiv/

Forms: 1600s qualitatiue, 1600s– qualitative.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin qualitativus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin qualitativus concerned with quality (6th cent.; frequently from 12th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin quālitāt- , quālitās quality n. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Spanish cualitativo (1493 as qualitativo ; beginning of the 15th cent. as †calitativo in sense ‘(of a person) distinguished, noble’), Italian qualitativo (1353). Compare earlier quantitative adj.With qualitatively adv. compare Spanish cualitativamente (early 15th cent. as †calitativamente).

1. Of or relating to quality or qualities; measuring, or measured by, the quality of something. In later use often contrasted with quantitative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > character or nature > [adjective] > relating to quality

qualitative1607

qualitive1743

1607 S. Collins Serm. Paules-Crosse 5 Fourthly, qualitatiue, from the dispositions of the persons themselues.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 49 What have the qualitative influxes of the Planets..there to doe?

1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. Rom. xii. 2 This Conversion and Renovation is not a substantial, but a qualitative Change.

1733 I. Watts Philos. Ess. ii. 72 Subjects sufficient for all our modal or qualitative Ideas to inhere in.

1852 De Bow's Rev. May 539 I made some experiments upon the ash... The results of a qualitative and quantitative determination of this ash, were read by Prof. Norton.

1881 B. F. Westcott & F. J. A. Hort New Test. in Orig. Greek II. Introd. ii. 44 A numerical preponderance may have rightly to yield to a qualitative preponderance.

1923 K. Burke Let. 19 Jan. in Sel. Corr. K. Burke & M. Cowley (1988) 131 You have neglected to distinguish between a qualitative and a quantitative richness.

1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 602/1 The inability to make subunits, a quantitative defect; and..the production of abnormal subunits, a qualitative defect.

2006 Law & Health Weekly (Nexis) 7 Oct. 255 The detailed survey provides businesses with qualitative and quantitative data.

2. Grammar. Designating an adjective that describes a quality possessed by the noun it qualifies, and which can have a comparative or superlative. Contrasted with classifying adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > adjective > [adjective] > other specific types of adjective

qualitative1872

definite1874

heterological1926

projectile1929

classifying1952

1872 B. L. Gildersleeve Lat. Gram. (rev. ed.) 189 In poetry and silver prose the Neuter of Qualitative Adjectives is frequently used before the Genitive.

1912 Classical Q. 6 187 He probably had in mind nothing more explicit than the distinctions implied in the everyday use of nouns and qualitative adjectives.

1984 D. J. Young Introd. Eng. Gram. 93 Gradability is a property of adjectives when these are being used in a qualitative, rather than a colour or a classifying function.

2003 B. Krishnamurti Dravidian Langs. viii. 399 Qualitative adjectives can be reduplicated to add extra emphasis to the head noun or when a plurality of objects or persons are referred to.

3. West African. Of high quality; excellent.

ΚΠ

1976 W. Afr. Jrnl. Educ. 20 154 Qualitative education is the means of developing our human potentials.

2018 Herald (Ghana) (Nexis) 23 Feb. Since its launch, Africanews..has been offering..innovative and qualitative content produced by Africans.

Compounds

qualitative analysis n. [after German qualitative Analyse (1826 or earlier in this sense)] Chemistry identification of the constituents (as elements, ions, functional groups, etc.) present in a substance; cf. quantitative analysis n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical assay or analytical chemistry > [noun] > types of chemical analysis

quantitative analysis1825

qualitative analysis1831

quant1896

microanalysis1912

autoanalysis1961

1831 J. Griffin tr. H. Rose Man. Analytic Chem. i. 1 Qualitative analysis.

1842 E. A. Parnell Elements Chem. Anal. (1845) 2 An examination..which does not develope more than the nature or quality of the constituents, is termed a qualitative analysis.

1873 Proc. Royal Soc. 22 431 A qualitative analysis of the water showed lime, magnesia, and sulphuric acid to be present.

1956 Siggia & Stolten Introd. Mod. Org. Anal. iii. 51 In the classical scheme of organic qualitative analysis, the derivatives prepared were characterized by their melting points.

1987 M. H. Freemantle Chem. in Action (BNC) 236 It [sc. chromatography] is used in both quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify separated components of a mixture.

Derivatives

ˈqualitatively adv. with regard to quality or qualities.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > character or nature > [adverb] > relating to quality or qualities

qualitatively1624

1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 115 With qualities, but not qualitatiuely; with quantitie, but not quantitatiuely.

1711 J. Iremonger Disc. God's Wisdom 42 Christians are one with Christ habitually;..one Relatively, and one Qualitatively.

1845 G. E. Day tr. J. F. Simon Animal Chem. I. 321 The composition of the blood is here qualitatively changed.

1913 Times 27 June 26/3 Qualitatively, Austrian cotton goods stand as high as those of any country.

1996 Kindred Spirit Summer 16/3 Water that has been transpired through the leaves of trees is qualitatively different from water that has simply evaporated from a lake.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	qualitative
释义	qualitativeadj. Brit. /ˈkwɒlᵻtətɪv/, /ˈkwɒlᵻteɪtɪv/, U.S. /ˈkwɑləˌteɪdɪv/, /ˈkwɔləˌteɪdɪv/, West African English /ˈkwɔliˌtetiv/ Forms: 1600s qualitatiue, 1600s– qualitative. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin qualitativus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin qualitativus concerned with quality (6th cent.; frequently from 12th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin quālitāt- , quālitās quality n. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Spanish cualitativo (1493 as qualitativo ; beginning of the 15th cent. as †calitativo in sense ‘(of a person) distinguished, noble’), Italian qualitativo (1353). Compare earlier quantitative adj.With qualitatively adv. compare Spanish cualitativamente (early 15th cent. as †calitativamente). 1. Of or relating to quality or qualities; measuring, or measured by, the quality of something. In later use often contrasted with quantitative. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > character or nature > [adjective] > relating to quality qualitative1607 qualitive1743 1607 S. Collins Serm. Paules-Crosse 5 Fourthly, qualitatiue, from the dispositions of the persons themselues. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 49 What have the qualitative influxes of the Planets..there to doe? 1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. Rom. xii. 2 This Conversion and Renovation is not a substantial, but a qualitative Change. 1733 I. Watts Philos. Ess. ii. 72 Subjects sufficient for all our modal or qualitative Ideas to inhere in. 1852 De Bow's Rev. May 539 I made some experiments upon the ash... The results of a qualitative and quantitative determination of this ash, were read by Prof. Norton. 1881 B. F. Westcott & F. J. A. Hort New Test. in Orig. Greek II. Introd. ii. 44 A numerical preponderance may have rightly to yield to a qualitative preponderance. 1923 K. Burke Let. 19 Jan. in Sel. Corr. K. Burke & M. Cowley (1988) 131 You have neglected to distinguish between a qualitative and a quantitative richness. 1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 602/1 The inability to make subunits, a quantitative defect; and..the production of abnormal subunits, a qualitative defect. 2006 Law & Health Weekly (Nexis) 7 Oct. 255 The detailed survey provides businesses with qualitative and quantitative data. 2. Grammar. Designating an adjective that describes a quality possessed by the noun it qualifies, and which can have a comparative or superlative. Contrasted with classifying adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > adjective > [adjective] > other specific types of adjective qualitative1872 definite1874 heterological1926 projectile1929 classifying1952 1872 B. L. Gildersleeve Lat. Gram. (rev. ed.) 189 In poetry and silver prose the Neuter of Qualitative Adjectives is frequently used before the Genitive. 1912 Classical Q. 6 187 He probably had in mind nothing more explicit than the distinctions implied in the everyday use of nouns and qualitative adjectives. 1984 D. J. Young Introd. Eng. Gram. 93 Gradability is a property of adjectives when these are being used in a qualitative, rather than a colour or a classifying function. 2003 B. Krishnamurti Dravidian Langs. viii. 399 Qualitative adjectives can be reduplicated to add extra emphasis to the head noun or when a plurality of objects or persons are referred to. 3. West African. Of high quality; excellent. ΚΠ 1976 W. Afr. Jrnl. Educ. 20 154 Qualitative education is the means of developing our human potentials. 2018 Herald (Ghana) (Nexis) 23 Feb. Since its launch, Africanews..has been offering..innovative and qualitative content produced by Africans. Compounds qualitative analysis n. [after German qualitative Analyse (1826 or earlier in this sense)] Chemistry identification of the constituents (as elements, ions, functional groups, etc.) present in a substance; cf. quantitative analysis n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical assay or analytical chemistry > [noun] > types of chemical analysis quantitative analysis1825 qualitative analysis1831 quant1896 microanalysis1912 autoanalysis1961 1831 J. Griffin tr. H. Rose Man. Analytic Chem. i. 1 Qualitative analysis. 1842 E. A. Parnell Elements Chem. Anal. (1845) 2 An examination..which does not develope more than the nature or quality of the constituents, is termed a qualitative analysis. 1873 Proc. Royal Soc. 22 431 A qualitative analysis of the water showed lime, magnesia, and sulphuric acid to be present. 1956 Siggia & Stolten Introd. Mod. Org. Anal. iii. 51 In the classical scheme of organic qualitative analysis, the derivatives prepared were characterized by their melting points. 1987 M. H. Freemantle Chem. in Action (BNC) 236 It [sc. chromatography] is used in both quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify separated components of a mixture. Derivatives ˈqualitatively adv. with regard to quality or qualities. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > character or nature > [adverb] > relating to quality or qualities qualitatively1624 1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 115 With qualities, but not qualitatiuely; with quantitie, but not quantitatiuely. 1711 J. Iremonger Disc. God's Wisdom 42 Christians are one with Christ habitually;..one Relatively, and one Qualitatively. 1845 G. E. Day tr. J. F. Simon Animal Chem. I. 321 The composition of the blood is here qualitatively changed. 1913 Times 27 June 26/3 Qualitatively, Austrian cotton goods stand as high as those of any country. 1996 Kindred Spirit Summer 16/3 Water that has been transpired through the leaves of trees is qualitatively different from water that has simply evaporated from a lake. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1607
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