quantity

B1 Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈkwɑn(t)ɪti/ UK /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/ See IPA manual

Freq #12082

Meanings

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

noun
A large amount of something.

The factory produces cars in great quantity.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an amount or number of... measure amount

More magnitude quantum

Word family

Forms quantities

Derived forms dequantitatedisquantitymicroquantityoverquantityquantitywise

Related forms measurequantquantaquantifier quantify quantitate quantitative quantum unit

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Phrases (1)

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definite quantity
a specific fixed amount of something

Adjective + noun

Idioms (1)

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unknown quantity
a person or factor whose nature, ability, or effect cannot yet be predicted

Etymology

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

*kʷ- Proto-Indo-European quantite Middle English quantité Old French quantitās Latin

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Topics

Numbers & Quantity

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# quantity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkwɑn(t)ɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/
**Frequency rank:** 12082

## Meanings
1. An amount or number of something that can be measured or counted.
2. A large amount of something.

## Examples
- You only need a small quantity of salt for this recipe.
- The factory produces cars in great quantity.

## Synonyms
- amount
- magnitude
- quantum

## Derived Forms
- dequantitate
- disquantity
- microquantity
- overquantity
- quantitywise

## Related Forms
- measure
- quant
- quanta
- quantifier
- quantify
- quantitate
- quantitative
- quantum
- unit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kʷ-
- Root: quantite
- Root: quantité
- Root: quantitās

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

## AI Etymology
Quantity comes from Middle English quantite, from Old French quantité, from Latin quantitās (“quantity”), from quantus (“how much”). The historical chain includes *kʷ- (Proto-Indo-European), quantite (Middle English), quantité (Old French), quantitās (Latin). In present-day English it covers an amount or number of something that can be measured or counted and a large amount of something. The wider family includes derived forms such as dequantitate, disquantity, microquantity, overquantity, quantitywise and related forms such as measure, quant, quanta, quantifier.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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