quale

[ kwah-lee, -ley, kwey- ]

noun,plural qua·li·a [kwah-lee-uh, kwey-]. /ˈkwɑ li ə, ˈkweɪ-/. Philosophy.
  1. a quality, as bitterness, regarded as an independent object.

  2. a sense-datum or feeling having a distinctive quality.

Origin of quale

1
1665–75; <Latin quāle, neuter singular of quālis of what sort

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How to use quale in a sentence

  • Colin quale was there to enjoy the full triumph of the transformation.

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  • Colin quale was giving to her something which no other man had given.

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  • In the door, as they ascended the steps, appeared Colin quale.

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  • Colin quale, meeting her, flickered his lashes and smiled: "Is this what the storm did to you?"

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British Dictionary definitions for quale

quale

/ (ˈkwɑːlɪ, ˈkweɪ-) /


nounplural -lia (-lɪə)
  1. philosophy an essential property or quality

Origin of quale

1
C17: Latin, neuter singular of qualis of what kind

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