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[ kwol-i-tey-tiv ] / ˈkwɒl ɪˌteɪ tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR qualitative ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities. Origin of qualitative1600–10; <Late Latin quālitātīvus, equivalent to quālitāt- (stem of quālitās) quality + -īvus-ive OTHER WORDS FROM qualitativequal·i·ta·tive·ly, adverbnon·qual·i·ta·tive, adjectivenon·qual·i·ta·tive·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH qualitativequalitative , quantitativeWords nearby qualitativequalificator, qualified, Qualified Majority Voting, qualifier, qualify, qualitative, qualitative analysis, qualitative identity, qualities, quality, quality assurance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for qualitativeFor us, there was a big kind of qualitative leap on this record. Chromeo’s Dave 1 on ‘White Women’ and Bringing Back the Funk|Melissa Leon|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST The approach she takes in her book is what is known in psychological research as a “qualitative” study. Generation Rx? Review of ‘Dosed: The Medication Generation Grows Up’|Casey Schwartz|April 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST The Pentagon and CIA work constantly with their Israeli counterparts to ensure Israel's qualitative edge. The Israeli Anti-Attack-Iran Brigade|Bruce Riedel|November 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST Preserving that qualitative edge enjoys broad bipartisan support in the United States. Iran Blusters but Israel Has the Edge|Bruce Riedel|September 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The bizarre exteriors of German art have given great impetus to this qualitative adjective. Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright Croce says that genius has a quantitative and not a qualitative signification, but he offers no demonstration. Art Principles|Ernest Govett It has introduced into the literary profession a demagogic habit, and has set up a quantitative instead of a qualitative standard. Personality in Literature|Rolfe Arnold Scott-James They are all disturbances of metabolism through some irregularity in the quantitative or qualitative condition of the blood. Valere Aude|Louis Dechmann Whether the movement be qualitative or evolutionary or extensive, the mind manages to take stable views of the instability. Creative Evolution|Henri Bergson
British Dictionary definitions for qualitative/ (ˈkwɒlɪtətɪv, -ˌteɪ-) /
adjectiveinvolving or relating to distinctions based on quality or qualitiesCompare quantitative Derived forms of qualitativequalitatively, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to qualitativesubjective, approximate, conditional, dependent, partial |