Meaning & use
competence
The ability to do something successfully, efficiently, and to an adequate standard.
See it in a sentence
Her competence in handling difficult clients impressed the entire office.
The exam is designed to measure basic competence in written English.
A note on using this word
Competence describes a baseline, adequate level of skill, distinct from excellence or mastery, which imply going beyond it.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
incompetence
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