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quale en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/ˈkweɪ-/
/ˈkwɑːleɪ/
/-li/

Etymology

A direct borrowing from Latin quāle.

Meanings

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:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
qualia	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

qualophobe · qualophile

Relateds

Translations (1)

pl quale (instance of a subjective, conscious experience)