ˈkwālē noun
( plural qua·lia -ēə)
Etymology: Latin, neuter singular of qualis of what kind — more at quality
1.
a. : a quality that is an independent object
establish … the vague form or quale of spatiality — William James
b. : something that has a quality
could never adjust ourselves to a universe in which we saw qualia or data but never objects — Campbell Crockett
2. : a sense-datum or feeling having its own particular quality without meaning or external reference
a quale … such as, say, a certain shade of purple occurring in the presentation of a certain piece of cloth in a particular light — C.G.Hempel