competency
nounHow many syllables in competency?
There are 4 syllables in the word competency.How to pronounce competency:
Definition of competency:
- competency (noun):
- competence such as
- the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually.
Synonyms for competency:
ability
aptitude
capability
capableness
capacity
competence
faculty
fitness
linguistic competence
proficiency
skill
talent
Antonyms for competency:
amateurishness
antipathy
artlessness
awkwardness
block
cack-handedness
clumsiness
debilitation
decline
defectiveness
deficiencies
deficiency
disability
disablement
disinclination
dislike
disqualification
failing
failings
failure
failures
feebleness
frailties
frailty
futility
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