Dictionary:
com·pe·ten·cy (kŏm'pĭ-tən-sē) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: competency |
noun
| Word Tutor: competently |
Sally performed competently at her first piano recital.
| WordNet: competency |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
Synonym: competence
| Quotes About: Competency |
Quotes:
"No letters after your name are ever going to be a total guarantee of competence any more than they are a guarantee against fraud. Improving competence involves continuing professional development ... That is the really crucial thing, not just passing an examination."
- Colette Bowe
"People differ not only in their ability to do but also in their 'will to do'."
- Paul Hersey
"Being competent means the ability to control and operate the things in the environment and the environment itself."
- L. Ron Hubbard
"The differences between a competent person and an incompetent person are demonstrated in his environment (surroundings)."
- L. Ron Hubbard
"Competence, like truth, beauty and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder."
- Raymond Hull
| capacity | |
| managerial competencies | |
| adequacy |
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