quantity
noun
quan·ti·ty ˈkwän-tə-tē 
plural quantities
1
a
: an indefinite amount or number
b
: a determinate or estimated amount
c
: total amount or number
d
: a considerable amount or number —often used in plural
generous quantities of luck
H. E. Putsch
H. E. Putsch2
a
: the aspect in which a thing is measurable in terms of greater, less, or equal or of increasing or decreasing magnitude
b
: the subject of a mathematical operation
c
: an individual considered with respect to a given situation
an unknown quantity … as attorney general Tom Wicker
Tom Wicker3
a
: duration and intensity of speech sounds as distinct from their individual quality or phonemic character
specifically : the relative length or brevity of a prosodic syllable in some languages (such as Greek and Latin)
b
: the relative duration or time length of a speech sound or sound sequence
4
: the character of a logical proposition as being universal, particular, or singular
Synonyms
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
The wine is made in small quantities. The boss is worried about quantity as well as quality. The family buys food in quantity.
Recent Examples on the Web In fact, studies show that tasks requiring quality over quantity don’t benefit from caffeine. Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Zaslav also spoke of wanting to emphasize quality over quantity in terms of programming, with a big emphasis on theatrical releases. Wired, 7 Aug. 2022 The designation means that releases of long-lasting chemicals known as PFOA and PFOS that meet or exceed a certain quantity would have to be reported to federal, state or tribal officials. Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022 Commercial fishers couldn’t even catch that quantity. Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 Commercial fishers couldn’t even catch that quantity. Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022 But, on the other hand, their focus on quality vs. quantity is paying off, and with the help of people like Mr. Lasseter, it is bound to grow and gain more subscribers over time. Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 One is impersonal with success measured by quantity, and the other is meaningful and gauged on quality. Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2022 Since then, Iran’s nuclear program has advanced steadily and has accumulated a substantial quantity of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade. William A. Galston, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 See More
Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Zaslav also spoke of wanting to emphasize quality over quantity in terms of programming, with a big emphasis on theatrical releases. Wired, 7 Aug. 2022 The designation means that releases of long-lasting chemicals known as PFOA and PFOS that meet or exceed a certain quantity would have to be reported to federal, state or tribal officials. Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022 Commercial fishers couldn’t even catch that quantity. Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 Commercial fishers couldn’t even catch that quantity. Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022 But, on the other hand, their focus on quality vs. quantity is paying off, and with the help of people like Mr. Lasseter, it is bound to grow and gain more subscribers over time. Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 One is impersonal with success measured by quantity, and the other is meaningful and gauged on quality. Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2022 Since then, Iran’s nuclear program has advanced steadily and has accumulated a substantial quantity of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade. William A. Galston, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English quantite, from Anglo-French quantité, from Latin quantitat-, quantitas, from quantus how much, how large; akin to Latin quam how, as, quando when, qui who — more at who
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing quantity
Kids Definition
quantity
noun
quan·ti·ty ˈkwän-tə-tē
plural quantities
1
: amount entry 2, number
There's a small quantity of fuel left.
2
: a large number or amount
quantities of money
We buy food in quantity.
quantity
noun
1
as in ton
a considerable amount I wish you quantities of happiness in the New Year Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- ton
- loads
- plenty
- dozen
- hundred
- chunk
- abundance
- deal
- wealth
- pile
- lot
- slew
- bunch
- much
- volume
- bundle
- stack
- raft
- truckload
- mass
- plenitude
- multiplicity
- heap
- myriad
- basketful
- bucket
- gobs
- profusion
- carload
- shipload
- boatload
- yard
- fistful
- bushel
- oodles
- plateful
- mountain
- pack
- plentitude
- scads
- pot
- good deal
- peck
- reams
- sheaf
- store
- barrel
- wad
- surplus
- potful
- lashings
- mess
- excess
- sight
- spate
- all kinds (of)
- thousands
- lashins
- overabundance
- score
- quite a bit
- passel
- flood
- superabundance
- surfeit
- multitude
- sea
- overmuch
- overage
- oversupply
- superfluity
- million
- plague
- epidemic
- rash
- plethora
- redundancy
- embarrassment
- overkill
- deluge
- overflow
- bonanza
- crowd
- press
- army
- swarm
- host
- flock
- horde
- bevy
- crush
- throng
- cram
- herd
- trillion
- zillion
- legion
- mob
- gazillion
- drove
- jillion
- kazillion
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- taste
- grain
- ounce
- handful
- particle
- spot
- molecule
- strain
- bit
- pittance
- touch
- shade
- sprinkling
- fragment
- atom
- suspicion
- granule
- ray
- mouthful
- peanuts
- hint
- pinch
- speck
- dram
- scrap
- trace
- modicum
- scruple
- sprinkle
- portion
- mite
- dot
- shadow
- iota
- dab
- whit
- ace
- streak
- glimmer
- crumb
- mote
- piece
- tittle
- jot
- scarcity
- lick
- tad
- nip
- smattering
- shred
- shortage
- scintilla
- smidgin
- section
- little
- smidgen
- driblet
- smidgeon
- drop
- lack
- morsel
- dash
- fleck
- absence
- smidge
- paucity
- shot
- flyspeck
- deficiency
- smatter
- poverty
- deficit
- dearth
- inadequacy
- insufficiency
- nubbin
- famine
- want
- scarceness
- scantiness
- meagerness
- undersupply
- skimpiness
- scantness
2
as in amount
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter they prepared a huge quantity of mashed potatoes for the feast Synonyms & Similar Words
- amount
- volume
- portion
- quantum
- measure
- degree
- coefficient
- many
- number
- body