qualitative C2 Topic:Describing People US /ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.tɪv/ UK /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #91001 Meanings 1 adj Based on the qualities or nature of something rather than on numbers or amounts. The study used interviews to gather qualitative data about people's feelings. 2 adj Involving a change in kind or character rather than in quantity. Moving abroad brought a qualitative change in the way she saw the world. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · based on the qualities or... nonquantitative Word family Derived forms nonqualitativepseudoqualitativequalitativelyqualitativenessqualitativistsemiqualitativeunqualitative Related forms quality Common collocations qualitative data Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Late Latin (or Medieval Latin) quālitātīvus. Equivalent to quality + -ative. Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # qualitative **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.tɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 91001 ## Meanings 1. Based on the qualities or nature of something rather than on numbers or amounts. 2. Involving a change in kind or character rather than in quantity. ## Examples - The study used interviews to gather qualitative data about people's feelings. - Moving abroad brought a qualitative change in the way she saw the world. ## Derived Forms - nonqualitative - pseudoqualitative - qualitatively - qualitativeness - qualitativist - semiqualitative - unqualitative ## Related Forms - quality ## Etymology From Late Latin (or Medieval Latin) quālitātīvus. Equivalent to quality + -ative. ## AI Etymology Qualitative is from Late Latin (or Medieval Latin) quālitātīvus. Equivalent to quality + -ative. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include based on the qualities or nature of something rather than on numbers or amounts and involving a change in kind or character rather than in quantity. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonqualitative, pseudoqualitative, qualitatively, qualitativeness, and qualitativist; related words such as quality. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown