Usage

Use this template to provide a qualifier before or after a list item, for example to indicate a region, register or a type of usage for an item that is not a definition. It can also be used to provide context for a definition, e.g. {{q|of a tree}} when the definition is trunk (but use {{gloss}}/{{gl}} when providing a full gloss/redefinition of a definition). For other situations, the following templates are preferred:

  • Use {{label}} (or its shortcut {{lb}}) to indicate a region, register or a type of usage for a definition; e.g. {{lb|LANG|figurative}}.
  • Use {{gloss}} (or its shortcut {{gl}}) to provide a gloss (i.e. a full redefinition) if the definition is an unfamiliar term or otherwise needs redefinition to clarify the sense.
  • Use {{accent}} (or its shortcut {{a}}) to indicate a particular accent for a pronunciation.
  • Use {{sense}} (or its shortcut {{s}}) to identify the sense to which a usage note, synonym, or other -onym applies.

Synonyms

 * {{s|an oath or affirmation}} [[promise]], [[vow]], {{q|informal}} [[word]]

Customization

Readers can customize the display of definition context qualifiers, sense glosses, other list item qualifiers, and italicized parenthesized text. Your current style is this:

  1. (qualifier like this, your current style) a definition... (note..., your current style).
  • (Sense gloss like this, your current style): synonym, (qualifier like this, your current style) synonym

Most readers seem to prefer standard italicized, parenthesized list item qualifiers:

  1. (qualifier like this, default style) a definition... (note..., default style).
  • (Sense gloss like this, default style): synonym, (qualifier like this, default style) synonym

Some readers, however, prefer italic punctuation around such text:

  1. (qualifier like this, all italic) a definition... (note..., all italic).
  • (Sense gloss like this, all italic): synonym, (qualifier like this, all italic) synonym

Some readers, however, prefer special treatment for list item qualifiers:

  • (Sense gloss like this, non-italic): synonym, (qualifier like this, non-italic) synonym
  • (Sense gloss like this, mostly italic): synonym, (qualifier like this, mostly italic) synonym
  • (Sense gloss like this, all italic): synonym, (qualifier like this, all italic) synonym
  • Sense gloss like this, small-caps: synonym, qualifier like this, small-caps synonym
  • (Sense gloss like this, small font): synonym, (qualifier like this, small) synonym

This template allows readers to choose select such custom formats using WT:PREFS or by editing your personal CSS file (e.g. Special:Mypage/monobook.css), as described in WT:CUSTOM.

See also

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

TemplateData for qualifier

Use this template, as described in Wiktionary:Context labels, to qualify usages and pronunciations

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
qualifier1

The qualifier of the term

Example
figurative
Stringrequired
2nd qualifier2

another, optional qualifier for this term

Lineoptional
3rd qualifier3

another, optional qualifier for this term

Lineoptional
4th qualifier4

another, optional qualifier for this term

Lineoptional
5th qualifier5

another, optional qualifier for this term

Lineoptional