Dictionary Definition
qualification
Noun
1 an attribute that must be met or complied with
and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the
job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an
academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician" [syn:
makings]
2 the act of modifying or changing the strength
of some idea; "his new position involves a qualification of his
party's platform"
3 a statement that limits or restricts some
claim; "he recommended her without any reservations" [syn: reservation]
User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
- The act or process of qualifying.
- Qualification for this organization is extraordinarily difficult.
- An ability or attribute aiding ones chances of qualifying.
- What are your qualifications for this job?
- An added condition.
- I accept your offer, but with the following qualification.
- The process by which racers race against the clock to determine
whether they will qualify for a race, and if so in what qualifying
position.
- The racer with the best time in qualification wins the pole position.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
process of deciding the running order in many
racing events, and other sport
- Czech: kvalifikace
- German: Qualifizierung
ability or attribute aiding ones chances of
qualifying
- German: Qualifikation
French
Noun
fr-noun f- Qualification (all senses)
Related terms
Extensive Definition
The term qualification may refer to:
- Professional certification (also called simply qualification)
- A certificate of having passed a course such as a GCSE
- Product certification (also called product qualification)
- A process of deciding the running order in many racing events, and other sport
- Qualification problem of non-monotonic logic
qualification in Czech: Kvalifikace
qualification in German: Qualifikation
qualification in French: Qualification
qualification in Simple English:
Qualification
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
ability, ableness, about-face, acceptability, accommodation, adaptation, adequacy, adjustment, admissibility, allowance, alteration, amelioration, apostasy, applicability, appositeness, appropriateness,
aptitude, aptness, betterment, boundary, bounds, break, bump, caliber, capability, capableness, capacity, caveat, change, change of heart, changeableness, circumscription,
color, competence, competency, condition, conditioning, confinement, constructive
change, continence,
continuity, conversion, cramp, cramping, decontamination,
defection, degeneration, degenerative
change, desirability, deterioration, deviation, difference, discipline, discontinuity, divergence, diversification,
diversion, diversity, dower, dowry, efficacy, efficiency, eligibility, eligible, enablement, endowment, equipment, exception, extenuating
circumstances, extenuation, extenuative, facility, faculty, felicity, fit, fitness, fittedness, fitting, flair, flip-flop, forte, furnishing, genius, gift, gilding, gloss, gradual change, improvement, instinct, know-how, knowledge, limit, limitation, long suit,
makings, mastery, maturity, melioration, metier, might, mitigation, moderation, modification, modulation, natural
endowment, natural gift, overthrow, palliation, palliative, parts, potential, power, powers, preparedness, prerequisite, prescription, proficiency, propriety, proscription, provision, proviso, radical change,
re-creation, readiness, realignment, redesign, reform, reformation, relevance, remaking, renewal, requirement, reservation, reshaping, restrain, restriction, restructuring, reversal, revival, revivification, revolution, ripeness, seasoning, shift, skill, softening, speciality, stint, stipulation, string, strong flair, strong
point, sudden change, sufficiency, suitability, suitableness, suitedness, susceptibility, switch, talent, talents, tempering, term, the goods, the stuff, total
change, transition,
trim, tuning, turn, turnabout, upheaval, variation, variety, varnish, violent change, what it
takes, whitewash,
whitewashing,
worsening, worthiness