qualification Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
    making.
    • her qualifications for the job are excellent
    • one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree
    • she has the makings of fine musician
  2. noun the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
    • his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform
  3. noun a statement that limits or restricts some claim
    reservation.
    • he recommended her without any reservations

WordNet

Qual`i*fi*ca"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. qualification. See Qualify.
Definitions
  1. The act of qualifying, or the condition of being qualified.
  2. That which qualifies; any natural endowment, or any acquirement, which fits a person for a place, office, or employment, or which enables him to sustian any character with success; an enabling quality or circumstance; requisite capacity or possession.
    There is no qualification for government but virtue and wisdom, actual or presumptive. Burke.
  3. The act of limiting, or the state of being limited; that which qualifies by limiting; modification; restriction; hence, abatement; diminution; as, to use words without any qualification.

Webster 1913