secondary quality
nounEpistemology.
one of the qualities attributed by the mind to an object perceived, such as color, temperature, or taste.
Origin of secondary quality
1First recorded in 1690–1700
- Compare primary quality.
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How to use secondary quality in a sentence
"Likeness is quite a secondary quality," said Aurelle condescendingly.
General Bramble | Andr MauroisIt is in fact almost entirely in this secondary quality that their interest lies; their ostensible subject-matter is unimportant.
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