Definition
The quality or state of being competent; the degree of skill, ability, and knowledge required to perform a task adequately.
Etymology
Abstract noun formed by adding '-ness' to 'competent.' This follows the productive English pattern of creating nouns from adjectives to describe qualities or states of being.
Kelly Says
Psychologists have discovered 'competence motivation'—humans naturally feel driven to develop competentness in areas we care about. It's why video games are so addictive: they give constant feedback about your growing competentness!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እግዚአብሔር
e-g-zi-a-be-her
ARالعربية
كفاءة
kaf-aa-ah
CACatalà
competència
kohm-peh-ten-see-ah
CSČeština
kompetence
kohm-peh-ten-ce
DADansk
kompetence
kohm-peh-ten-se
DEDeutsch
Fähigkeit
fah-ee-khayt
ELΕλληνικά
ικανότητα
ee-kan-oh-tah
ESEspañol
competencia
koh-m-peh-ten-thee-ah
FISuomi
osaaminen
oh-sah-mee-neen
FRFrançais
compétence
kohm-peh-tenss
GUGU
સાક્ષરતા
saak-shar-ta
HEעברית
כישורים
kish-u-rim
HUMagyar
kompetencia
kohm-peh-ten-see-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
kompetensi
kohm-peh-ten-see
ITItaliano
competenza
kohm-peh-ten-zah
KKKK
көбіктік
koh-bi-k-tik
KMKM
សមត្ថភាព
som-at-tha-peah
MSBahasa Melayu
kemampuan
keh-mu-m-bu-an
NLNederlands
bekwaamheid
bek-wahm-hayt
NONorsk
kompetanse
kohm-peh-tan-se
PLPolski
kompetencja
kohm-peh-ten-cha
PTPortuguês
competência
koh-m-peh-ten-sah
RORomână
competenta
kohm-peh-ten-tah
RUРусский
компетентность
kom-peh-ten-no-st'
SVSvenska
kompetens
kohm-peh-tens
SWKiswahili
uwezo
oo-weh-zo
THไทย
ความสามารถ
khwam-sa-mar
TLTL
kakayahan
ka-ka-ya-han
TRTürkçe
yetenek
ye-te-nek
UKУкраїнська
компетентність
kom-peh-ten-nist'
URاردو
صلاحیت
su-la-i-yat
VITiếng Việt
khả năng
hà-năng
ZUZU
inkulunkulu
in-ku-lun-ku-lu