Definition of COMPETENT

competent

Adjective

  • properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
    • "a competent typist"
  • legally qualified or sufficient
    • "a competent court"
    • "competent testimony"

Adjective Satellite

  • adequate for the purpose
    • "a competent performance"

Adj

  • Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
  • Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.
  • Adequate for the purpose.
  • Functionally in order; functioning adequately.
  • Permeable to foreign DNA.
  • Resistant to deformation or flow.

Examples

  • a competent sphincter;   a competent cervix;   a competent immune system
  • For any disagreements arising from this contract, the competent court shall be the Springfield Circuit Court.
  • He is a competent skier and an expert snowboarder.
  • judicial authority having competent jurisdiction

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English competent, conpetent, from Old French competent (modern French compétent), from Latin competens, competentem, present participle of competō (“coincide, be equal to, be capable of”). Compare Dutch competent (“competent”), German kompetent (“competent”), Danish kompetent (“competent”).

Antonyms

incompetent

Scrabble Score: 15

competent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
competent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
competent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

competent: valid Words With Friends Word