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high-quality

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of very good quality; superior.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She always wears high-quality clothes.
  • We use only the highest-quality materials.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fancy, choice, dainty

Antonyms: low-quality, poor-quality

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բարձրորակ (barjrorak) — of very good quality
  • Belarusian: высакая́касны (vysakajákasny) — of very good quality
  • Central Bikol: de-kalidad — of very good quality
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高質量的 /高质量的 (gāo zhìliàng de) — of very good quality
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高檔 /高档 (gāodàng) — of very good quality
  • Dutch: van hoge kwaliteit — of very good quality
  • Dutch: hoogwaardig — of very good quality
  • Finnish: korkealaatuinen — of very good quality
  • Georgian: მაღალხარისხიანი (maɣalxarisxiani) — of very good quality
  • Georgian: მაღალხარისხოვანი (maɣalxarisxovani) — of very good quality
  • German: hochqualitativ — of very good quality
  • Hindi: श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭh) — of very good quality
  • Hungarian: színvonalas — of very good quality
  • Hungarian: minőségi — of very good quality
  • Hungarian: jó minőségű — of very good quality
  • Hungarian: kiváló minőségű — of very good quality
  • Icelandic: hágæða — of very good quality
  • Japanese: 高品質の (kōhinshitsu no) — of very good quality
  • Kazakh: жоғары сапалы (joğary sapaly) — of very good quality
  • Korean: 고품질의 (gopumjir-ui) — of very good quality
  • Mongolian: чанарлаг (čanarlag) — of very good quality
  • Polish: wysokojakościowy — of very good quality
  • Russian: высокока́чественный (vysokokáčestvennyj) — of very good quality
  • Swedish: högkvalitativ — of very good quality
  • Ukrainian: високоя́кісний (vysokojákisnyj) — of very good quality
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