WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sec′ondary qual′ity, [Epistemology.]
  1. Philosophyone of the qualities attributed by the mind to an object perceived, such as color, temperature, or taste. Cf. primary quality. 
  • 1690–1700

'secondary quality' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
primary quality

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