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Showing words for COMPETENCE using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Competence

competence

7 Letter Words for Competence

compete, concept, contemp, petemen, potence

6 Letter Words for Competence

cement, cenote, cetene, coempt, compte, coteen, ectene, eocene, meeten, mentee, metope, nepote, octene, pecten, poemet, pontee, poteen, potmen, temene, toneme, topmen

5 Letter Words for Competence

cento, comet, compt, comte, conte, copen, ctene, eeten, emcee, emote, entom, mecon, meece, mento, monte, moten, nempt, netop, oncet, peece, pence, ponce, tecon, teene, tempe, tempo, tepee, topee

4 Letter Words for Competence

cene, cent, cepe, cete, coct, come, comp, conc, cone, cont, cope, copt, cote, ecce, eccm, ecco, econ, ecto, empt, ento, epee, eten, eton, meet, mene, meno, ment, mete, moet, mone, mont, mope, mote, neem, neep, neet, nemo, nete, nome, nope, note, omen, once, opec, open, peen, pene, pent, peon, pete, peto, pnce, poem, poet, pome, pone, pont, pote, teem, teen, teme, temp, tene, tepe, tome, tone, tope

3 Letter Words for Competence

ccm, cee, cen, ceo, cep, com, con, cop, cot, cpm, cpo, cpt, cte, ctn, cto, ecc, ecm, eco, ect, eec, een, eme, emo, emp, enc, ene, eom, eon, etc, mee, men, met, moc, moe, mon, mop, mot, mtn, nco, nee, neo, nep, net, nom, not, oct, one, ont, ope, opt, otc, pcm, pct, pec, pee, pen, pet, pmt, pom, pon, pot, pte, tcp, tec, tee, tem, ten, toc, toe, tom, ton, top, tpm

Definitions for Competence

[1] the quality of being competent; adequacy; possession of required skill, knowledge, qualification, or capacity: He hired her because of her competence as an accountant.
[2] an income sufficient to furnish the necessities and modest comforts of life.
[3] sufficiency; a sufficient quantity.
[4] Law . (of a witness, a party to a contract, etc.) legal capacity or qualification based on the meeting of certain minimum requirements of age, soundness of mind, citizenship, or the like.
[5] Embryology . the sum total of possible developmental responses of any group of blastemic cells under varied external conditions.
[6] Linguistics . the implicit, internalized knowledge of a language that a speaker possesses and that enables the speaker to produce and understand the language. Compare performance(def 8) .
[7] Immunology . immunocompetence.
[8] Geology . the ability of a fluid medium, as a stream or the wind, to move and carry particulate matter, measured by the size or weight of the largest particle that can be transported.
[9] the condition of being capable; ability
[10] a sufficient income to live on
[11] the state of being legally competent or qualified
[12] embryol the ability of embryonic tissues to react to external conditions in a way that influences subsequent development
[13] linguistics (in transformational grammar) the form of the human language faculty, independent of its psychological embodiment in actual human beings Compare performance (def. 7), langue, parole (def. 5)

Words related to Competence

competency, capacity, suitability, proficiency, savvy, expertise, qualification, fitness, know-how, capability, skill, appropriateness, moxie, might, adequacy

Words nearby Competence

compensatory pause, compensatory polycythemia, comper, compere, compete, competence, competency, competent, competition, competitive, competitive binding assay

Origin of Competence

First recorded in 1585–95; compet(ent) + -ence

Synonyms for Competence

appropriateness, capability, capacity, competency, expertise, fitness, know-how, proficiency, qualification, savvy, skill, suitability, adequacy, makings, might, moxie, cutting it, cutting the mustard, hacking it, making the grade, qualifiedness, the goods, the right stuff, what it takes