qualification

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.
  3. (UK, countable, uncountable) A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.
  5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A quality or attribute.

Synonyms

ability

condition
B1
limitation
30k
competence
26k
degree
B2
proviso
stipulation
45k
reservation
C1
requirement
C2
term
B2
attainment
endowment
31k
eligibility
49k
clause
C2
title
B2
skill
B2
prerequisite
42k
diploma
C2

modification

certificate
B2
description
B2
fitness
C2
license
B1
making
A1
capacity
C1
craftsmanship
23k
craft
C1
capability
C2
decide
A2
decision
A2
asset
C1
conversion
C2
conditions
B2
capabilities
C2
job
A1
form
B1
call
A1
appellation
alteration
32k
figure of speech
figure
A2
factor
C1
clampdown
background
B2
expertness
experience
A2
claim
B1
insistency
equipment
B1
entitlement
36k
Translations

qualification
qualificação
qualifica
🏷️
qualificazione
Qualifikation
calificación
qualificació
kwalificatie
cualificación

προσόν

abilitazione
bevoegdheid
capacité
Qualifizierung
Frequency

24k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French qualification in the 1540s, which in turn derives from Medieval Latin quālificātiō. By surface analysis, qual(ify) + -ification.

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