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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | quantité, from Latin quantitas, from quantus 'how much' |
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quan‧ti‧ty S3 W2
plural quantities
plural quantities1 [uncountable and countable] an amount of something that can be counted or measured 
Your work has improved in quantity and quality this term.
quantity of The police also found a quantity of ammunition in the flat. Add 50 grams of butter, and the same quantity of sugar.
The police also found a quantity of ammunition in the flat.Add 50 grams of butter, and the same quantity of sugar. a large/small/vast etc quantity of something He had consumed a large quantity of alcohol. Huge quantities of oil were spilling into the sea.
He had consumed a large quantity of alcohol.Huge quantities of oil were spilling into the sea. in large/small/sufficient etc quantities Buy vegetables in small quantities, for your immediate use.
Buy vegetables in small quantities, for your immediate use.Your work has improved in quantity and quality this term.2 [uncountable] the large amount of something : The sheer quantity of text meant that people did not read the whole of their newspaper.
The sheer quantity of text meant that people did not read the whole of their newspaper.
