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The quality of being belligerent; act or state of making war; warfare.

Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality. "One degree below kings." Addison.

The best quality of sole leather; a butt. See Butt.

The quality of being beneficial; profitableness.

Benignant quality; kindliness.

The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness. "Benignity of aspect." Sir W. Scott.

The state or quality of being bestial.

The quality of being better or superior; superiority. [R.] Sir P. Sidney.

or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind. "Beyond expectation." Barrow. Beyond any of the great men of my country. Sir P. Sidney. Beyond sea. (Law) See under Sea. -- To go beyond, to exceed in ingenuity, in research, or in anything else; hence, in a…

The quality of being biblical; a biblical subject. [R.]

The state or quality of being big; largeness; size; bulk.

Quality of being bilingual. The bilingualism of King's English. Earle.

The condition or property of being binding; obligatory quality. Coleridge.

Bipolar quality.

The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm; deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind. The lip that curls with bitterness. Percival. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Job vii. 11.…

The quality of being bivalent.

The quality or state of being black; black color; atrociousness or enormity in wickedness. They're darker now than blackness. Donne.

The quality or state of being blameless; innocence.

The state or quality of being bland.

Blatant quality.