quantity

noun

SayKWON-ti-tee/ˈkwɑn(t)ɪti//ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/

7 meanings of quantity

1
nouncountable
Some amount of something, without saying exactly how much.
Like saying "some sugar" without counting the spoons.
She added a small quantity of salt to the soup.
There was a large quantity of water on the floor after the leak.
Similaramount, measure, volume, portion
2
noununcountable
A large amount of something, more than just a little.
Like having a whole pile, not just a handful.
The store had candy in large quantity for the party.
Rain fell in great quantity all through the night.
Similarabundance, profusion, plenty, bulk, volume
Oppositescarcity, paucity, dearth
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3
nouncountable
An exact amount of something that has been measured out.
Like a recipe that tells you exactly how many cups to use.
The nurse gave him the right quantity of medicine.
Measure out the right quantity of flour for the cake.
Similaramount, measure, volume
4
nouncountable
How much there is of something, shown as a number or a count.
Each quantity in the equation stands for something we can measure.
Speed and weight are both kinds of quantity.
Similarvalue, amount, magnitude
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5
nouncountable
Something about an object that you can measure and give a number to.
Length is a quantity you can measure with a ruler.
Temperature is a quantity we give as a number with a unit.
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6
noununcountable
A word said in math to group everything before it into one whole.
Like putting your words in a box so they count as one thing.
He said "a plus b, quantity, squared" to mean the whole sum is squared.
Write "x minus one, quantity, divided by two" and keep it grouped together.
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7
noununcountable
How long a speech sound lasts when you say it.
Like holding a musical note for a longer or shorter time.
In Latin, the quantity of a vowel could change a word's meaning.
Some languages mark the quantity of each sound clearly.
Similarlength, duration
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Origin

From Latin quantitas, meaning 'quantity', from quantus, meaning 'how much'. It came into English through French.