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Competence vs Flair - What's the difference?

Competence | flair |

As nouns the difference between Competence and flair

is that Competence is the quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role while flair is a natural or innate talent or aptitude; a knack.

Competence

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
  • * 2005 , Lies Sercu and Ewa Bandura, Foreign Language Teachers and Intercultural Competence: An International Investigation :
  • Teachers are now required to teach intercultural communicative 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.
  • * 1961 , National Council for Elementary Science (U.S.), Science Education :
  • What professional competences do science teachers need?
  • A sustainable income.
  • * Alexander Pope
  • Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, / Lie in three words — health, peace, and competence .
  • * 1811 , Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility , chapter 17
  • “money can only give happiness where there is nothing else to give it. Beyond a competence , it can afford no real satisfaction, as far as mere self is concerned.”
  • (countable) In law, the legal authority to deal with a matter.
  • That question is out with the competence of this court and must be taken to a higher court.

    Synonyms

    * ability * competency * nous * savoir-faire * knack (colloq.) * aptitude * See also

    Antonyms

    * inability * ineptitude * incompetence

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    flair

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A natural or innate talent or aptitude; a knack.
  • Distinctive style or elegance; panache or elan.
  • Synonyms

    * (natural or innate talent) gift, knack, talent * (distinctive style or elegance) elan, elegance, grace, panache, style

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