Qualification — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˌɔlɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˌɒlɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˌɒlɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /kwˌɔlɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

her qualifications for the job are excellent
one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree
she has the makings of fine musician

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reservation making

Parts of Speech

noun	an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something “her qualifications for the job are excellent”
noun	the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea “his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform”
noun	a statement that limits or restricts some claim “he recommended her without any reservations”

Word Forms

qualify	verb	pronounce fit or able
make	verb	develop into

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Qualifikation

eine Eigenschaft, die erfüllt oder eingehalten werden muss und die zu einer Person für etwas passt

🇪🇸Spanish

calificación

un atributo que se debe cumplir o cumplir y que adapta a una persona para algo

🇮🇹Italian

qualificazione

un attributo che deve essere soddisfatto o rispettato e che si adatta a una persona per qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

kwalificatie

een attribuut waaraan moet worden voldaan of dat moet worden nageleefd en dat ergens bij een persoon past

🇵🇹Portuguese

qualificação

um atributo que deve ser cumprido ou cumprido e que adapta uma pessoa para algo

🇷🇺Russian

квалификация

атрибут, который должен соответствовать или соблюдаться и который подходит человеку для чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

योग्यता

एक विशेषता जिसे पूरा किया जाना चाहिए या उसका अनुपालन किया जाना चाहिए और जो किसी व्यक्ति को किसी चीज़ के लिए उपयुक्त बनाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

যোগ্যতা

একটি বৈশিষ্ট্য যা অবশ্যই পূরণ করতে হবে বা মেনে চলতে হবে এবং যেটি কোনও ব্যক্তির জন্য উপযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

தகுதி

சந்திக்க வேண்டிய அல்லது இணங்க வேண்டிய ஒரு பண்பு மற்றும் அது ஒரு நபருக்கு ஏதாவது பொருந்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అర్హత

తప్పక కలుసుకోవాల్సిన లేదా పాటించాల్సిన మరియు ఏదైనా ఒక వ్యక్తికి సరిపోయే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

पात्रता

एक विशेषता ज्याची पूर्तता करणे किंवा त्यांचे पालन करणे आवश्यक आहे आणि जे एखाद्या व्यक्तीला एखाद्या गोष्टीसाठी फिट करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાયકાત

એક વિશેષતા કે જેને મળવું જોઈએ અથવા તેનું પાલન કરવું જોઈએ અને તે વ્યક્તિને કંઈક માટે બંધબેસે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರ್ಹತೆ

ಒಂದು ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣವನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸಬೇಕು ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಸರಿಸಬೇಕು ಮತ್ತು ಅದು ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಸರಿಹೊಂದುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യോഗ്യത

പാലിക്കപ്പെടേണ്ടതോ അനുസരിക്കേണ്ടതോ ആയ ഒരു ആട്രിബ്യൂട്ട്, അത് ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്ക് എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാൻ അനുയോജ്യമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯੋਗਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਜਿਸਦੀ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਣੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਲਈ ਫਿੱਟ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اہلیت

ایک وصف جس کو پورا کرنا یا اس کی تعمیل کرنا ضروری ہے اور جو کسی شخص کو کسی چیز کے لئے فٹ بیٹھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

资质

必须满足或遵守并且适合某人某事的属性

🇯🇵Japanese

資格

満たされなければならない、または従う必要があり、その人が何かに適合する属性

🇰🇷Korean

자격

충족되거나 준수되어야 하며 사람에게 적합한 속성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trình độ chuyên môn

một thuộc tính phải được đáp ứng hoặc tuân thủ và phù hợp với một người cho một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

คุณสมบัติ

คุณลักษณะที่ต้องปฏิบัติตามหรือปฏิบัติตามและเหมาะสมกับบุคคลสำหรับบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kualifikasi

atribut yang harus dipenuhi atau dipatuhi dan cocok untuk seseorang untuk sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

kwalipikasyon

isang katangian na dapat matugunan o sundin at angkop sa isang tao para sa isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kelayakan

sifat yang mesti dipenuhi atau dipatuhi dan sesuai dengan seseorang untuk sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤهل

صفة يجب الوفاء بها أو الالتزام بها والتي تناسب الشخص لشيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

صلاحیت

خصیصه ای که باید رعایت شود یا رعایت شود و برای چیزی مناسب شخص باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

vasıf

Karşılanması veya uyulması gereken ve bir kişiye bir şey için uyan bir özellik

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַכשָׁרָה

תכונה שיש לעמוד בה או לעמוד בה ומתאימה לאדם למשהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'qualification'?

The primary meaning of 'qualification' is 'an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something'.

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Using 'qualification' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'qualification' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'qualification' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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