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Definition competent

Etymology

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

Adjective

competent (comparative more competent, superlative most competent)

  1. Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
  2. (law) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.
  3. Adequate for the purpose
  4. (biology, of a cell wall) Permeable to foreign DNA.

Results 148 Words with the letters COMPETENT

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15 letter words with the letters COMPETENT ↑
ANTICOMPETITIVE 29
COMPETITIVENESS 29
COMPLEMENTARITY 31
COMPLEMENTATION 30
CONTEMPLATIVELY 33
CONTEMPORANEITY 28
IMMUNOCOMPETENT 33
14 letter words with the letters COMPETENT ↑
CONTEMPLATIVES 29
NONCOMPETITIVE 29
PANCREATECTOMY 29
POTENTIOMETRIC 24
ULTRACOMPETENT 26
UNCONTEMPLATED 28
13 letter words with the letters COMPETENT ↑
COMPARTMENTED 27
CONTEMPLATIVE 28
INCOMPETENTLY 27
OMNICOMPETENT 27
OUTPLACEMENTS 25
PRECOMMITMENT 29
UNCOMPETITIVE 28
12 letter words with the letters COMPETENT ↑
CONTEMPLATED 24
CONTEMPLATES 23
CONTEMPTIBLE 26
INCOMPETENTS 23
OUTPLACEMENT 24
11 letter words with the letters COMPETENT ↑
COMPETENTLY 24
CONTEMPLATE 22
CONTRETEMPS 21
INCOMPETENT 22
9 letter words with the letters COMPETENT ↑
COMPETENT 19
8 letter words with the letters COMPETENT ↑
CONTEMPT 18
7 letter words with the letters COMPETENT ↑
COMPETE 16
POTENCE 14
POTTEEN 11
6 letter words with the letters COMPETENT ↑
CEMENT 13
CENOTE 10
COEMPT 15
METOPE 12
PECTEN 13
POTEEN 10
POTENT 10
POTMEN 13
TONEME 10
5 letter words with the letters COMPETENT ↑
CENTO 9
COMET 11
COMPT 14
COMTE 11
CONTE 9
COPEN 12
EMOTE 8
MONTE 9
MOTET 8
MOTTE 8
NETOP 9
OCTET 8
PENCE 12
PETTO 8
PONCE 12
TEMPO 11
TEMPT 11
TENET 6
TOPEE 8
TOTEM 8
4 letter words with the letters COMPETENT ↑
CENT 8
CEPE 10
CETE 7
COME 10
COMP 13
CONE 8
COPE 10
COTE 7
MEET 7
MENO 8
METE 7
MOPE 10
MOTE 7
MOTT 7
NEEM 8
NEEP 8
NETT 5
NOME 8
NOPE 8
NOTE 5
OMEN 8
ONCE 8
OPEN 8
PEEN 8
PENT 8
PEON 8
POEM 10
POET 7
POME 10
PONE 8
TEEM 7
TEEN 5
TEMP 10
TENT 5
TOME 7
TONE 5
TOPE 7
TOTE 4
3 letter words with the letters COMPETENT ↑
CEE 6
CEP 9
CON 7
COP 9
COT 6
EME 6
EON 4
MEN 7
MET 6
MOC 9
MON 7
MOP 9
MOT 6
NEE 4
NET 4
NOM 7
NOT 4
ONE 4
OPE 6
OPT 6
PEC 9
PEE 6
PEN 7
PET 6
POM 9
POT 6
TEE 3
TEN 4
TET 3
TOE 3
TOM 6
TON 4
TOP 6
TOT 3
2 letter words with the letters COMPETENT ↑
EM 5
EN 3
ET 2
ME 5
MO 5
NE 3
NO 3
OE 2
OM 5
ON 3
OP 5
PE 5
TO 2

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