quale

noun

qua·​le ˈkwä-lē 

-ˌlā

plural qualia ˈkwä-lē-ə 

1

: a property (such as redness) considered apart from things having the property : universal

2

: a property as it is experienced as distinct from any source it might have in a physical object

Word History

Etymology

Latin, neuter of qualis of what kind

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1