competency

com·pe·ten·cy

noun \-pə-tən(t)-sē\

plural com·pe·ten·cies

Definition of COMPETENCY

: competence

Examples of COMPETENCY

1. Critics have questioned the director's competency.
2. <she's proved that she has the competency to run a major company>

First Known Use of COMPETENCY

1596

Related to COMPETENCY

Synonyms: capability, capableness, capacity, competence, ability, faculty

Antonyms: disability, inability, incapability, incapableness, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency, ineptitude, ineptness

Related Words: aptitude, aptness, endowment, equipment, facility, gift, knack, talent; address, adroitness, deftness, dexterity, hand, prowess, skill; gray matter, instinct, intelligence, ken, reason, understanding; might, potency, puissance, staying power, stuff; adequacy, effectiveness, effectualness, fitness, form, influence, resourcefulness, usefulness; means, resources, wherewithal

Near Antonyms: helplessness, impotence, paralysis, powerlessness, weakness; defectiveness, deficiency, inadequacy, inadequateness, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficaciousness, inefficacy, uselessness; debilitation, disablement, impairment, incapacitation

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