Difference
Difference noun - The quality of being unlike or dissimilar.
Usage example: there are many differences between jazz and rock
Quality and difference are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quality" instead a noun "Difference".
Quality
Quality noun - Degree of excellence.
Difference and quality are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difference" instead a noun "Quality".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| notable | notable difference | notable quality |
| particular | particular difference | particular quality |
| similar | similar difference | similar quality |
| positive | positive difference | positive quality |
| Other adjectives: relative, single, sheer, actual, real, great, main, interesting, important, inherent, greatest, visual. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- This is the primary reason CGI was disregarded — it needed to come up in quality or the difference from miniature-led effects would've been far too jarring.
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Maybe it started at a high quality and there is no dramatic difference in quality as mentioned, unless it only went downhill from there.
Source: Growing the Beard - The two albums are quite similar in style - the basic difference is that New Gold Dream is a shorter, more refined album with more hits on it, whereas SAF/SFC is a double album with an epic quality.
Source: Magnum Opus Dissonance
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