COMPETENCE

competence, competency

(noun) the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

competence (countable and uncountable, plural competences)

(uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.

(countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.

(linguistics) 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.

(dated) A sustainable income.

(countable, law) the legal authority to deal with a matter.

(geology) The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.

Synonyms

• ability

• competency

• nous

• savoir-faire

• knack (colloq.)

• aptitude

• See also skill

Antonyms

• inability

• ineptitude

• incompetence

Source: Wiktionary

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Com"pe*tence, Com"pe*ten*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. compétence, from L. competentia agreement.]

1. The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power. The loan demonstrates, in regard to instrumental resources, the competency of this kingdom to the assertion of the common cause. Burke. To make them act zealously is not in the competence of law. Burke.

2. Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life; sifficiency without excess. Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words -- health, peace, and competence. Pope. Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer. Shak.

3. (Law) (a) Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness; as, the competency of a witness or of a evidence. (b) Right or authority; legal power or capacity to take cognizance of a cause; as, the competence of a judge or court. Kent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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