noun 1the quantity of food collected was enormous | the quantity of animals killed was quite dramatic AMOUNT , NUMBER , total, aggregate, sum, quota, group, size, mass, weight, volume, bulk, load, consignment, expanse, extent, length, area, quantum, proportion, portion, part, dose, dosage.
2police divers recovered a quantity of ammunition | quantities of empty drinks cans have been found in the building (AN) AMOUNT , (A) NUMBER , (a) good number/few, (a) lot, (a) large amount, (a) good/great deal; quite a number, scores, many, considerable amounts, plenty; several, numerous, countless, innumerable, ample, copious, abundant, plentiful, considerable, substantial; informal (a) pile, piles, oodles, tons, lots, loads, heaps, masses, stacks, scads, bags, more than one can shake a stick at; Brit. informal lashings, a shedload, shedloads; N. Amer. informal gobs; vulgar slang a shitload.