quale

See also: Quale, qualé, and quäle

English

Pronunciation

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

Noun

quale (plural qualia)

1. (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.

See also

• sense datum

Anagrams

• Equal., equal, queal

Ido

Etymology

From quala +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.le/, /ˈkwa.lɛ/

Adverb

quale

1. (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:

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• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: quà‧le

Determiner

quale (plural quali)

1. (question) what?

   Synonym: che

   Quale uomo era? ― What man was it?

2. (in choosing options) which?

   Quale macchina preferisci? ― Which car do you prefer?

3. (exclamation) what

   Synonym: che

   Quale fortuna! ― What luck!

4. (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)

1. which ... ?

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

Derived terms

• il quale (relative pronoun)

Adverb

quale

1. as

   Synonym: come

   quale amico ― as a friend

Related terms

• qualche
• qualcosa
• qualcuno
• qualità
• qualmente
• qualsiasi
• qualunque

Latin

Pronoun

quāle

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of quālis

Middle English

Noun

quale

1. Alternative form of whale