Competence vs. Achievement — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Competence and Achievement
ADVERTISEMENT
Compare with Definitions
Competence
The ability to do something well or efficiently.
Achievement
A thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage
To reach this stage is a great achievement
Competence
A range of skill or ability
A task beyond his competence.
Achievement
The process or fact of achieving something
The achievement of professional recognition
A sense of achievement
Assessing ability in terms of academic achievement
Competence
A specific ability or skill
A surprising competence in dealing with animals.
ADVERTISEMENT
Achievement
A representation of a coat of arms with all the adjuncts to which a bearer of arms is entitled.
Competence
(Law) The quality or condition of being legally qualified or fit to perform an act.
Achievement
The process of achieving something
She devoted her life to the achievement of voting rights for women.
Competence
(Microbiology) The ability of bacteria to be genetically transformable.
Achievement
Something that has been achieved, especially by means of skill or perseverance
The discovery of antibiotics is one of the great achievements of modern medicine.
Competence
(Medicine) The ability to respond immunologically to bacteria, viruses, or other antigenic agents.
Achievement
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
Competence
(Linguistics) The knowledge that enables one to speak and understand a language.
Achievement
A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
Competence
Sufficient means for a comfortable existence.
Achievement
(heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; a funeral shield: the hatchment.
Competence
(uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
Achievement
(video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
Finishing the game does not give you a 100% score until you have unlocked all of the achievements.
Competence
(countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill.
Achievement
The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
Competence
(linguistics) The system of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language, as opposed to its actual use in concrete situations (performance), cf. linguistic competence.
Achievement
(sociology) The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.
Competence
(dated) A sustainable income.
Achievement
The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object.
Competence
The legal authority to deal with a matter.
Achievement
A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.
[The exploits] of the ancient saints . . . do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes.
The highest achievements of the human intellect.
Competence
(geology) The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.
Achievement
An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment.
Competence
The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power.
The loan demonstrates, in regard to instrumental resources, the competency of this kingdom to the assertion of the common cause.
To make them act zealously is not in the competence of law.
Achievement
The action of accomplishing something
Competence
Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life; sufficiency without excess.
Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense,Lie in three words - health, peace, and competence.
Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer.
Competence
Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness; as, the competency of a witness or of a evidence.
Competence
The quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually, especially possession of the skill and knowledge required (for a task).
Competence
The quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
Share Your Discovery
Previous Comparison
Billion vs. Pillion
Next Comparison
Nursing vs. Nursery
