Dictionary

qualification en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (General-American)
• /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
   • Qualification for this organization is extraordinarily difficult.
2. (countable, uncountable) An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.
   • What are your qualifications for this job?
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.
   • I accept your offer, but with the following qualification.
   • Before a vowel (as in rib, brake) r is usually pronounced as a fricative consonant by all groups of speakers. But the qualification 'usually' is necessary, for the Negroes tend to weaken r after a consonant; and they omit it, as do illiterate white speakers, in throat, throw, through. 1937, Oma Stanley, “III. The Consonants”, in The Speech of East Texas (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 2), New York: Columbia University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, § 7, page 63:
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A quality or attribute.
   • To shew, that these Qualfications, which we all pretend to be asham'd of, are the great support of a flourishing Society has been the subject of the foregoing Poem. 1714, Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees:

Forms

Deriveds

underqualification · qualification problem · requalification · paper qualification syndrome · postqualification · disqualification · overqualification · self-qualification · unqualification · nonqualification · dequalification · prequalification · misqualification

Relateds

clarification · certification · qualify

Translations (107)

bg угово́рка (added clause or condition; a limitation) · hu kikötés (added clause or condition; a limitation) · ca qualificació (act or process of qualifying) · ro calificare (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · fa-ira صَلاحِیَّت (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · mi māraurautanga (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · de Diplom (certificate, diploma, degree) · bg квалифика́ция (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · ca qualificació (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · it certificazione (act or process of qualifying) · ru сертифика́т (certificate, diploma, degree) · hu megkötés (added clause or condition; a limitation) · ru дипло́м (certificate, diploma, degree) · cs kvalifikace (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · es salvedad (added clause or condition; a limitation) · hu szakképzettség (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · sq kualifikim (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · pt qualificação (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · fi lisäehto (added clause or condition; a limitation) · it riserva (added clause or condition; a limitation) · bg сертифика́т (certificate, diploma, degree) · ka კვალიფიკაცია (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · fi kvalifiointi (act or process of qualifying) · ro calificare (act or process of qualifying) · hu képesítés (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · hu fenntartás (added clause or condition; a limitation) · fi pätevyys (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · de Qualifikation (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · da diplom (certificate, diploma, degree) · hu minősítés (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · hu végzettség (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · fi ehto (added clause or condition; a limitation) · sh квалифика́ција (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · cmn 資格 /资格 (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · id kualifikasi (certificate, diploma, degree) · sh kvalifikácija (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · mk квалификација (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · ms kelayakan (certificate, diploma, degree) · ru огово́рка (added clause or condition; a limitation) · de Zertifikat (certificate, diploma, degree) · uz malaka (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · he כִּשּׁוּרִים (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · da kvalificering (act or process of qualifying) · ko 자격 (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · pl kwalifikacja (act or process of qualifying) · tg ихтисос (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · es cualificación (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · el προσόν (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · lv kvalifikācija (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · fi tutkinto (certificate, diploma, degree) · fr qualification (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · fi hyväksyntä (act or process of qualifying) · sl kvalifikacija (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · fi hyväksymisprosessi (act or process of qualifying) · be кваліфіка́цыя (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · it certificato (certificate, diploma, degree) · hu feltételek teljesítése (act or process of qualifying) · lt kvalifikacija (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · ga agús (added clause or condition; a limitation) · ja 資格 (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · gl titulación (certificate, diploma, degree) · sv merit (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · da certifikat (certificate, diploma, degree) · uz kvalifikatsiya (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · de Qualifizierung (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · fi pätevöityminen (act or process of qualifying) · az ixtisas (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · it qualificazione (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · es expertización (act or process of qualifying) · gl cualificación (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · kk біліктілік (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · id kualifikasi (act or process of qualifying) · bn আহলিয়াত (certificate, diploma, degree) · hu korlátozás (added clause or condition; a limitation) · de Eignungszeugnis (certificate, diploma, degree) · cs kvalifikace (act or process of qualifying) · gl cualificación (act or process of qualifying) · id kualifikasi (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · ky билимдүүлүк (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · hy որակավորում (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · sk kvalifikácia (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · hu képesítés megszerzése (act or process of qualifying) · pl kwalifikacja (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · es titulación (certificate, diploma, degree) · ky квалификация (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · hu képzettség (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · bn আহলিয়াত (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · fa-ira قابِلیَّت (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · uk кваліфіка́ція (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · bg ценз (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · cy cymhwyster (certificate, diploma, degree) · hu feltétel (added clause or condition; a limitation) · et kvalifikatsioon (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · ar مُؤَهِّل (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · ml യോഗ്യത (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · es concreción (added clause or condition; a limitation) · fi täsmennys (added clause or condition; a limitation) · it diploma (certificate, diploma, degree) · hi योग्यता (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · uz ixtisos (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · es matización (added clause or condition; a limitation) · da kvalifikation (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · ml യോഗ്യത (certificate, diploma, degree) · ru квалифика́ция (an ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something) · es puntualización (added clause or condition; a limitation) · it idoneità (certificate, diploma, degree) · pt qualificação (act or process of qualifying)