Competence

Noun

 * 1)  The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
 * 2)  The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.
 * 3) A sustainable income.
 * 4)  In law, the legal authority to deal with a matter.

Adjectives for Competence
notable; cold; easy technical; hard; unruffled; modest; financial; mental; utmost; professional; decent; occupational; bare; sufficient.

Verbs for Competence
allot—; amass—; bestow—upon; enlarge—; exhaust—; fritter away—; furnish—; inherit—; insure of—; lack—; live off—; provide—;  require—;   rob  of—;   run through—; secure—; —dwindles; —suffices.

Synonyms for Competence
ability; competency; nous; savoir-faire; ability; knack (colloq.); aptitude

Antonyms for Competence
inability; ineptitude; incompetence

Related terms
compete; competition; competentness

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

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, умение,
 * Dutch: ,


 * Finnish: kompetenssi
 * German:, ,


 * Bulgarian:, правомощие
 * Dutch: ,


 * Finnish: kompetenssi
 * German:, , ,