quale
[ kwah-lee, -ley, kwey- ]
noun,plural qua·li·a [kwah-lee-uh, kwey-]. /ˈkwɑ li ə, ˈkweɪ-/. Philosophy.
a quality, as bitterness, regarded as an independent object.
a sense-datum or feeling having a distinctive quality.
Origin of quale
11665–75; <Latin quāle, neuter singular of quālis of what sort
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How to use quale in a sentence
Hi tamen interdum talia faciunt, qualia qui vere philosophantur.
History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) | Adolph Harnack
British Dictionary definitions for quale
quale
/ (ˈkwɑːlɪ, ˈkweɪ-) /
nounplural -lia (-lɪə)
philosophy an essential property or quality
Origin of quale
1C17: Latin, neuter singular of qualis of what kind
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