US /ˈkwɑn(t)ɪti/ UK /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/
noun Freq #12082

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    An amount or number of something that can be measured or counted.

    You only need a small quantity of salt for this recipe.

  2. 2
    noun

    A large amount of something.

    The factory produces cars in great quantity.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · an amount or number of... measureamount
Word family
Forms quantities
Derived forms dequantitatedisquantitymicroquantityoverquantityquantitywise

Etymology

From Middle English quantite, from Old French quantité, from Latin quantitās (“quantity”), from quantus (“how much”).

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