different between requisite vs qualification

English

Etymology

From Latin requ?s?tus, perfect passive participle of requ?r? (“I require, seek, ask for”), from which English require.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???kw?z?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???kw?z?t/

Adjective

requisite (comparative more requisite, superlative most requisite)

1. Essential, indispensable, required.

   Synonyms: necessary; see also Thesaurus:requisite

Related terms

• requisition

Translations

Noun

requisite (plural requisites)

1. An indispensable item; a requirement.

Hyponyms

• prerequisite

Translations

Italian

Verb

requisite

1. inflection of requisire:
   1. second-person plural present
   2. second-person plural imperative

Adjective

requisite

1. feminine plural of requisito

Latin

Participle

requ?s?te

1. vocative masculine singular of requ?s?tus

Portuguese

Verb

requisite

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of requisitar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of requisitar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of requisitar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of requisitar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French qualification in the 1540s, which in turn derives from Medieval Latin qu?lific?ti?. Surface analysis: qual(ify) +? -ification.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kw?l?f??ke???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kw?l?f??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

qualification (countable and uncountable, plural qualifications)

1. The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc. [from 16th c.]

   Qualification for this organization is extraordinarily difficult.

2. An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training. [from 17th c.]

   What are your qualifications for this job?

3. (Britain) A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.
4. A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation. [from 16th c.]

   I accept your offer, but with the following qualification.

5. (obsolete) A quality or attribute. [17th-19th c.]
   • 1714, Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees:

     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.

Derived terms

• disqualification
• qualification problem

Related terms

• qualify
• certification

Translations

See also

• clarification

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.li.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

qualification f (plural qualifications)

1. qualification (all senses)

Related terms

• qualifier

Further reading

• “qualification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).