characteristic+quality

  • 91principle — 1. A general or fundamental doctrine or tenet. SEE ALSO: law, rule, theorem. 2. The essential ingredient in a substance, especially one that gives it its distinctive quality or effect. [L. principium, a beginning, fr. princeps, chief] active p. a …

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  • 92flavour — n. characteristic quality 1) to impart a flavour to 2) a colloquial; foreign; old world flavour taste 3) a bitter; delicate; pleasant; strong; tart flavour 4) an artificial; natural flavour * * * [ fleɪvə] delicate foreign natural flavour old… …

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  • 93feeling — n 1 sensibility, *sensation, sense Analogous words: reacting or reaction, behaving or behavior (see corresponding verbs at ACT): responsiveness (see corresponding adjective at TENDER): sensitiveness, susceptibility (see corresponding adjectives… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 94timbre — tim•bre [[t]ˈtæm bər, ˈtɪm [/t]] fr. [[t]ˈtɛ̃ brə[/t]] n. 1) phn phs the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, depending on the number and relative strengths of its component frequencies, as determined by resonance …

    From formal English to slang

  • 95partial invalidity — The invalidity of a part of a municipal ordinance, such being sufficient to invalidate the entire ordinance where it has a general influence over the rest of the ordinance. 37 Am J1st Mon Corp § 167. The characteristic quality of a statute which… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 96flavor — [flā′vər] n. [ME flavour, an odor, altered (by analogy with savour, SAVOR) < OFr flaur < VL * flator, odor < L flatare, to blow, freq. of flare, blow (see BLAST), prob. infl. by foetor, foul odor] 1. Archaic an odor; smell; aroma 2. a)… …

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  • 97touch — [tuch] vt. [ME touchen < OFr tochier (Fr toucher) < VL * toccare < * tok, light blow, of echoic orig.] 1. to put the hand, the finger, or some other part of the body on, so as to feel; perceive by the sense of feeling 2. to bring into… …

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  • 98Church Music —     Ecclesiastical Music     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Music     By this term is meant the music which, by order or with the approbation of ecclesiastical authority, is employed in connexion with Divine service to promote the… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 99Ascensional difference — Difference Dif fer*ence, n. [F. diff[ e]rence, L. differentia.] 1. The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 100Difference — Dif fer*ence, n. [F. diff[ e]rence, L. differentia.] 1. The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English