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Operative vs Qualified - What's the difference?

operative | qualified |

As adjectives the difference between operative and qualified

is that operative is effectual or important while qualified is meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.

As a noun operative

is an employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.

As a verb qualified is

past tense of qualify.

operative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Effectual or important.
    • He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.
  • Functional, in working order.
  • Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.
    • an operative motive
  • * South
    • It holds in all operative principles.
  • Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.
    • an operative dose, rule, or penalty
  • Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations.
    • operative surgery

    Related terms

    * operand * operant * operate * operation * operational * operator

    Derived terms

    * operative word

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
  • A spy, secret agent, or detective.
  • A participant of an operation.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    qualified

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
  • Restricted or limited by conditions.
    • Assuming that I have all the information, my qualified opinion is that your plan will work.

    Antonyms

    * unqualified

    Verb

    (head)
  • (qualify)