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- [kwol-i-tey-tiv]
- /ˈkwɒl ɪˌteɪ tɪv/
- /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kwol-i-tey-tiv]
- /ˈkwɒl ɪˌteɪ tɪv/
Definitions of qualitative word
- adjective qualitative pertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities. 1
- noun qualitative Relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity. 1
- adjective qualitative relating to quality 1
- adjective qualitative Qualitative means relating to the nature or standard of something, rather than to its quantity. 0
- adjective qualitative involving or relating to distinctions based on quality or qualities 0
- adjective qualitative having to do with quality or qualities 0
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Origin of qualitative
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < Late Latin quālitātīvus, equivalent to quālitāt- (stem of quālitās) quality + -īvus -ive
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Parts of speech for Qualitative
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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qualitative popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
qualitative usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for qualitative
adjective qualitative
- approximate — An approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.
- subjective — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- conditional — If a situation or agreement is conditional on something, it will only happen or continue if this thing happens.
- dependent — To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
- partial — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
Antonyms for qualitative
adjective qualitative
- quantitative — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
- objective — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
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