Competence

What do we mean by competence?

The ability to do something well or efficiently. noun

A range of skill or ability. noun

A specific ability or skill. noun

The quality or condition of being legally qualified or fit to perform an act. noun

The ability of bacteria to be genetically transformable. noun

The ability to respond immunologically to bacteria, viruses, or other antigenic agents. noun

The knowledge that enables one to speak and understand a language. noun

Sufficient means for a comfortable existence. noun

In physical geography, the ability of a stream to transport the amount of land waste that is brought into it. noun

The state of being competent; fitness; suitableness; adequateness: as, there is no doubt of his competence for the task. noun

Adequate authority or qualification; range of capacity or ability; the sphere of action or judgment within which one is competent. noun

In the law of evidence: Legal capacity or fitness to be heard in court, as distinguished from credibility or sufficiency, because the question whether the evidence shall be heard is usually determined before considering its weight. noun

Legal right or authority; power or capacity to take cognizance of a cause: as, the competency of a judge or court to examine and decide. noun

Sufficiency; such a quantity as is sufficient; especially, property, means of subsistence, or income sufficient to furnish the necessaries and conveniences of life, without superfluity. noun

The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power. noun

Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life; sufficiency without excess. noun

Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness. noun

Right or authority; legal power or capacity to take cognizance of a cause. noun

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.

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

Words that are spelled similarly to competence:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word competence:
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Words that rhyme with competence:
incompetence, displaying incompetence.

Adjectives that are often used to describe competence:
social, professional, technical, communicative, linguistic, cultural, special, personal, interpersonal, cognitive, intellectual, academic, legislative, exclusive, clinical, greater, individual, legal, intercultural, immune, managerial, technological, administrative, emotional, grammatical, distinctive, mental, basic, scientific, functional, multicultural, necessary, modest, overall, pragmatic, civic, literary, limited, immunological, developmental, judicial, strategic, sufficient, occupational, equal, organizational, mathematical, specialized, immunologic, neutral, vocational, sociolinguistic, parental, superior, moderate, semantic, minimal, behavioral, reasonable, musical, institutional, bilingual, scholarly, relational, conversational.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective competence:
based, building, performance, related, oriented, motivation, high, incompetence.

Words that sound like competence:
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