1. Noun
The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power.
2. Noun
Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life; sufficiency without excess.
3. Noun
Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness; as, the competency of a witness or of a evidence.
4. Noun
Right or authority; legal power or capacity to take cognizance of a cause; as, the competence of a judge or court.
5. Noun
the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
More about this word
Synonyms and related words
Explore this word