The difference between Apt and Qualified

When used as adjectives, apt means suitable, whereas qualified means meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.


Apt is also noun with the meaning: an apartment.

check bellow for the other definitions of Apt and Qualified

  1. Apt as an adjective:

    Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.

    Examples:

    "Tonight there’s a full moon, which is apt, since the election night will bring out the lunatics."

  2. Apt as an adjective (of persons or things):

    Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards.

  3. Apt as an adjective:

    Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert

    Examples:

    "a pupil apt to learn"

    "an apt scholar"

  1. Apt as a noun:

    An apartment; a flat

  1. Qualified as an adjective:

    Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.

  2. Qualified as an adjective:

    Restricted or limited by conditions.

    Examples:

    "Assuming that I have all the information, my qualified opinion is that your plan will work."

  1. Qualified as a verb: