English Explanatory Dictionary

competence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
  2. The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill.
  3. The system of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language, as opposed to its actual use in concrete situations (performance), cf. linguistic competence.
  4. A sustainable income.
  5. the legal authority to deal with a matter.
  6. The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒm.pə.təns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-competence.wav /ˈkɑm.pə.təns/ /ˈkɔm.pə.təns/

Word forms

competence competences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French compétence, from Late Latin competentia. Doublet of competency.

Synonyms

ability competency nous savoir-faire knack aptitude

Antonyms

inability ineptitude incompetence

Related words

compete competition competentness

Derived words

communicative competence competence-competence competence porn core competence dyscompetence emotional competence Gillick competence hypercompetence immunocompetence multicompetence neurocompetence noncompetence omnicompetence osmocompetence overcompetence retrocompetence rhizocompetence strategic competence undercompetence

Translations

Bengali: আহলিয়াত Bulgarian: способност Bulgarian: умение Bulgarian: вещина Bulgarian: компетентност Bulgarian: правомощие Bulgarian: мерода́вност Catalan: competència Dutch: competentie Dutch: bekwaamheid Dutch: bevoegdheid Finnish: pätevyys Finnish: kompetenssi French: compétence Galician: competencia Georgian: კომპეტენტურობა German: Kompetenz German: Befähigung German: Zuständigkeit German: Sachkunde German: Befugnis German: Können Hebrew: יכולת Hebrew: סמכות Hindi: दक्षता Italian: competenza Māori: āheinga Persian: باعرضه Polish: kompetencja Portuguese: competência Russian: спосо́бность Russian: уме́ние Russian: компете́нтность Russian: правомо́чие Russian: компете́нция Spanish: competenza Turkish: yetki Turkish: yetkinlik Ukrainian: компете́нтність Ukrainian: компете́нція Hungarian: hozzáértés Swedish: duglighet Ottoman Turkish: صنعت Ottoman Turkish: هنر
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