quale

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See also: Quale, qualé, and quäle

English

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quale

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑːleɪ/, /-li/, /ˈkweɪ-/; /ˈkwɑːl/, /ˈkweɪl/
Rhymes: -ɑːl, -eɪl
Homophone: quail

Noun

quale (plural qualia)

(philosophy) An instance of subjective, conscious experience.
- 2011, Steven L. Peck, A Short Stay in Hell:
  I was more like a vegetable than a person—with my consciousness only a shadow of self-awareness, only a dim sense of qualia penetrated my mental haze.

References

^ “quale”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

Equal., equal, queal

Ido

Etymology

From quala +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.le/, /ˈkwa.lɛ/

Adverb

quale

(interrogative adverb) how, as, like
Explikez quale vu facis ol.
Explain how you did it.

Related terms

quala (“what kind of”)

qualeso (“quality”)

qualesala (“qualitative”)

See also

qua (“who (person)”)
- quo (“what (thing)”)
- qui (“who (plural)”)
- pro quo (“why”)
ube (“where”)
kande (“when”)
quanta (“how much”)
- quanto (“quantity”)

Italian

Etymology

From Latin quālis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.le/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ale
Hyphenation: quà‧le

Determiner

quale (plural quali)

(question) what?
Synonym: che

Quale uomo era? ― What man was it?
(in choosing options) which?
Quale macchina preferisci? ― Which car do you prefer?
(exclamation) what
Synonym: che

Quale fortuna! ― What luck!
(in lists) such as, like
Synonyms: come, tipo

Verdura quali le carote ed i piselli. ― Vegetables such as carrots and peas.

Usage notes

Poetic or archaic variants before consonant: quai, quà.

Pronoun

quale (plural quali)

which ... ?
Quale dei tre è il più grande? ― Which of the three is biggest?

Derived terms

il quale (relative pronoun)

Adverb

quale

as
Synonym: come

quale amico ― as a friend

Related terms

Latin

Pronoun

quāle

nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of quālis

Middle English

Noun

quale

Alternative form of whale

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