qualification

[ kwol-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
2. a circumstance or condition required by law or custom for getting, having, or exercising a right, holding an office, or the like.
3. the act of qualifying; state of being qualified. qualify.
4. modification, limitation, or restriction:

   to endorse a plan without qualification.

   Synonyms: condition, stipulation, reservation

5. an instance of this:

   He protected his argument with several qualifications.

qualification

/ ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. an official record of achievement awarded on the successful completion of a course of training or passing of an exam
2. an ability, quality, or attribute, esp one that fits a person to perform a particular job or task

   he has no qualifications to be a teacher

3. a condition that modifies or limits; restriction
4. the act of qualifying or state of being qualified

Other Words From

• nonqual·i·fi·cation noun
• over·quali·fi·cation noun
• prequal·i·fi·cation noun
• requal·i·fi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of qualification¹

1535–45; < Medieval Latin quālificātiōn- (stem of quālificātiō ), equivalent to quālificāt ( us ) (past participle of quālificāre to qualify ) + -iōn- -ion

Related Words

• accomplishment
• adequacy
• capability
• competence
• eligibility
• experience
• fitness
• quality
• skill
• suitability