quale
/ˈkwɑːleɪ/
quale noun: an instance of a subjective, conscious experience.
Noun
quale (plural qualia)
- An instance of a subjective, conscious experience.
- 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.2011, Steven L. Peck, A Short Stay in Hell
Proper noun capitalized: Quale
Quale (plural Quales)
- A surname.
quale meaning in Tamil
quale in Tamil
- பண்பு, எது
Forms of quale
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | qualia |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Quales |
Origin of quale
A direct borrowing from Latin quāle.
Words formed from quale
Words that rhyme with quale
Questions about quale
- What does quale mean?
- Quale means an instance of a subjective, conscious experience.
- What is quale in Tamil?
- Quale in Tamil is பண்பு, எது. See Quale meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is quale?
- Quale can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce quale?
- Quale is pronounced /ˈkwɑːleɪ/.
- What is the plural of quale?
- The plural of quale is qualia.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: quale (page history and authors); Quale (page history and authors); quale (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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