competence
Meaning of competence
- The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
- The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.
- The system of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language, as opposed to its actual use in concrete situations (performance), cf. :w:linguistic competence.
- A sustainable income.
- The legal authority to deal with a matter.
That question is out with the competence of this court and must be taken to a higher court.
- The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.
Information about competence
- It is a name.
- The plural form of competence is: competences.
- Languages in which competence is used:
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Hyphenation of competence
com-pe-tence
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- competence is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
competence synonyms
Meaning competency:
Meaning :
ability, aptitude, knack, nous
competence antonyms
Meaning :
inability, incompetence, ineptitude
Translation of competence
- Spanish: competencia
- Italian: competenza
- French: compétence
- German: Kompetenz
Words that rhyme with competence
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