qualification
pronunciation
How to pronounce qualification in British English:
UK [ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce qualification in American English:
US [ˌkwɑːlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
- the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
- a statement that limits or restricts some claim
Word Origin
- qualification (n.)
- 1540s, "restriction, modification," from Middle French qualification and directly from Medieval Latin qualificationem (nominative qualificatio), noun of action from past participle stem of qualificare (see qualify). Meaning "accomplishment that qualifies someone to do something" is from 1660s; that of "necessary precondition" is from 1723. Related: Qualifications.
Synonym
adequacy acceptableness competency ability stuff competence eligibility the satisfactoriness meetness skill suitability apptitude right fitness
Antonym
Example
- 1. But the success needs qualification .
- 2. The gcse has become a qualification freighted with contradictory social and academic expectations .
- 3. One almost needs a qualification in corporate law to do the job properly .
- 4. But my real qualification for sharing my thoughts on beauty is 35 years of womanhood .
- 5. As the numbers of initiatives surged , the qualification process changed beyond recognition .