Quantity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

an adequate or large amount

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈɔntᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈɒntɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈɒntɪti/

3 syllables Say it as /kwˈɔntᵻɾi/.

Examples

he had a quantity of ammunition

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

measure amount

Parts of Speech

noun	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
noun	an adequate or large amount “he had a quantity of ammunition”
noun	the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

Word Forms

measure	verb	evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
amount	verb	add up in number or quantity
quantify	verb	express as a number or measure or quantity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Menge

wie viel es gibt oder wie viele es von etwas gibt, das Sie quantifizieren können

🇫🇷French

quantité

combien il y a ou combien il y a de quelque chose que vous pouvez quantifier

🇪🇸Spanish

cantidad

cuanto hay o cuantos hay de algo que puedes cuantificar

🇮🇹Italian

quantità

quanto ce n'è o quanti ce ne sono di qualcosa che puoi quantificare

🇳🇱Dutch

hoeveelheid

hoeveel er is of hoeveel er zijn van iets dat je kunt kwantificeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

quantidade

quanto existe ou quantos existem de algo que você pode quantificar

🇷🇺Russian

количество

сколько там или сколько есть чего-то, что можно измерить количественно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मात्रा

कोई चीज़ कितनी है या कितनी है जिसे आप माप सकते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিমাণ

কত আছে বা কত কিছু আছে যে আপনি পরিমাপ করতে পারেন

🇮🇳Tamil

அளவு

நீங்கள் அளவிடக்கூடிய ஒன்று எவ்வளவு உள்ளது அல்லது எத்தனை உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిమాణం

మీరు లెక్కించగలిగే వాటిలో ఎంత ఉన్నాయి లేదా ఎన్ని ఉన్నాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रमाण

आपण परिमाण करू शकता की काहीतरी आहे किंवा किती आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જથ્થો

ત્યાં કેટલી છે અથવા કેટલી એવી કોઈ વસ્તુ છે જે તમે પરિમાણ કરી શકો છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಮಾಣ

ಎಷ್ಟು ಇದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಎಷ್ಟು ಇವೆ ಎಂದು ನೀವು ಪ್ರಮಾಣೀಕರಿಸಬಹುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അളവ്

നിങ്ങൾക്ക് കണക്കാക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്ന എന്തെങ്കിലും എത്രയുണ്ട് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എത്രയുണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਤਰਾ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਕਿੰਨੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕਿੰਨੀ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮਿਣ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقدار

کوئی چیز کتنی ہے یا کتنی ہے جس کی آپ مقدار بتا سکتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

数量

有多少东西是可以量化的

🇯🇵Japanese

量

定量化できるものがどれくらいあるのか、またはどれだけあるのか

🇰🇷Korean

수량

수량화할 수 있는 것이 얼마나 많거나 얼마나 많은지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Số lượng

có bao nhiêu hoặc có bao nhiêu thứ mà bạn có thể định lượng được

🇹🇭Thai

ปริมาณ

มีเท่าใดหรือมีของบางอย่างที่คุณสามารถนับได้จำนวนเท่าใด

🇮🇩Indonesian

kuantitas

berapa banyak yang ada atau berapa banyak sesuatu yang dapat Anda ukur

🇵🇭Filipino

dami

kung gaano karami ang mayroon o kung gaano karami ang mga bagay na maaari mong mabilang

🇲🇾Malay

kuantiti

berapa banyak yang ada atau berapa banyak sesuatu yang boleh anda ukur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كمية

كم يوجد أو كم يوجد شيء يمكنك قياسه

🇮🇷Persian

مقدار

چه مقدار یا چه تعداد از چیزی وجود دارد که می توانید کمیت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

miktar

ölçebileceğiniz bir şeyin ne kadarı veya kaç tane var

🇮🇱Hebrew

כַּמוּת

כמה יש או כמה יש של משהו שאתה יכול לכמת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'quantity'?

The primary meaning of 'quantity' is 'how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'quantity' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'quantity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'quantity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'quantity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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