different between unconditional vs unqualified

English

Alternative forms

• inconditional (obsolete)

Etymology

From un- +? conditional.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??nk?n?d???n?l/

Adjective

unconditional (comparative more unconditional, superlative most unconditional)

1. Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.

   Synonyms: absolute, categorical

   Antonym: conditional

Derived terms

• unconditional surrender
• conditional unconditional

Translations

Noun

unconditional (plural unconditionals)

1. That which is not conditional.
   • 1854, Victor Cousin, ?A. G. Henderson, The Philosophy of Kant: Lectures (page 90)

     The me, the world, and God, are the three unconditionals, the three absolutes […]

2. (logic) A conditional-like structure expressing that the consequent holds true regardless of the particular value of the antecedent.

References

• (logic): 2019, Artemis Alexiadou, ?Anja Arnhold, ?Julia Bacskai-Atkari, Of Trees and Birds: A Festschrift for Gisbert Fanselow (page 155)

English

Etymology

un- +? qualified.

Adjective

unqualified (comparative more unqualified, superlative most unqualified)

1. Not qualified, ineligible, unfit for a position or task.

   Synonyms: ineligible, nonqualified

   Antonyms: competent, eligible, qualified

2. Not elaborated upon, or not accompanied by restrictions or qualification; undescribed.

   Synonym: undescribed

   Antonyms: described, qualified

3. Outright; thorough; utter.
   • 1857, Irish Literary Gazette

     Gibson is an unqualified fool, and only fit to mix with beasts of the same calibre; […]

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