competent
(adjective) adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional; “a competent performance”
competent
(adjective) properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient; “a competent typist”
competent
(adjective) legally qualified or sufficient; “a competent court”; “competent testimony”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
competent (comparative more competent, superlative most competent)
Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
(legal) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.
Adequate for the purpose
(biology, of a cell wall) Permeable to foreign DNA.
(geology) Resistant to deformation or flow.
• incompetent
Source: Wiktionary
Com"pe*tent (; 94), a. Etym: [F. compétent, p. pr. of compéter to be in the competency of, LL. competere to strive after together, to agree with; hence, to be fit. See Compete.]
1. Answering to all requirements; adeqouate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit. "A competent knowledge of the world." Arrerbury. "Competent age." Grafton. "Competent statesmen." Palfrey. /"A competent witness." Bouvier.
2. Rightfully or properly belonging; incident; -- followed by to. [Rare, except in legal usage.] That is the privillege of the infinite Author of things, . . . but is not competent to any finite being. Locke.
Syn.
– See Qualified.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 October 2024
(noun) mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
