'Competence' definitions:
Definition of 'competence'
From: WordNet
noun
The quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually [syn: competence, competency] [ant: incompetence, incompetency]
Definition of 'Competence'
From: GCIDE
- Competence \Com"pe*tence\, Competency \Com"pe*ten*cy\, n. [Cf. F. comp['e]tence, from L. competentia agreement.]
- 1. The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power. [1913 Webster]
- The loan demonstrates, in regard to instrumental resources, the competency of this kingdom to the assertion of the common cause. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- To make them act zealously is not in the competence of law. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life; sufficiency without excess. [1913 Webster]
- Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words -- health, peace, and competence. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 5. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually, especially possession of the skill and knowledge required (for a task). [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Synonyms of 'competence'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ability,
- ableness,
- absolute power,
- absolutism,
- address,
- adeptness,
- adequacy,
- adequate supply,
- adequateness,
- adroitness,
- airmanship,
- appropriateness,
- artfulness,
- artisanship,
- artistry,
- authority,
- bare minimum,
- bare sufficiency,
- bravura,
- brilliance,
- caliber,
- capability,
- capableness,
- capacity,
- cleverness,
- command,
- competency,
- condition,
- constituted authority,
- control,
- coordination,
- craft,
- craftsmanship,
- cunning,
- deftness,
- delegated authority,
- dexterity,
- dexterousness,
- dextrousness,
- diplomacy,
- divine right,
- efficacy,
- efficiency,
- enough,
- exact measure,
- expertise,
- facility,
- faculty,
- finesse,
- fitness,
- fittedness,
- flair,
- genius,
- grace,
- grip,
- handiness,
- horsemanship,
- indirect authority,
- ingeniousness,
- ingenuity,
- inherent authority,
- jus divinum,
- just enough,
- know-how,
- lawful authority,
- legal authority,
- legitimacy,
- marksmanship,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- maturity,
- might,
- minimum,
- power,
- practical ability,
- preparedness,
- prerogative,
- proficiency,
- prowess,
- qualification,
- quickness,
- readiness,
- regality,
- resource,
- resourcefulness,
- right,
- right amount,
- rightful authority,
- ripeness,
- royal prerogative,
- satisfaction,
- satisfactoriness,
- satisfactory amount,
- savoir-faire,
- savvy,
- seamanship,
- seasoning,
- skill,
- skillfulness,
- style,
- sufficiency,
- sufficient,
- sufficientness,
- suitability,
- suitableness,
- suitedness,
- susceptibility,
- tact,
- tactfulness,
- talent,
- technical brilliance,
- technical mastery,
- technical skill,
- technique,
- tempering,
- the goods,
- the say,
- the say-so,
- the stuff,
- timing,
- trim,
- vested authority,
- vicarious authority,
- virtuosity,
- what it takes,
- wit,
- wizardry,
- workmanship