competitiveness
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- noun
- /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs/
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competitividad
- Immigration policies can either improve or restrict our competitiveness through their impact on the workforce.
- improve competitiveness
- increase competitiveness
- boost competitiveness
But this can lead to a bizarre competitiveness with your partner.
- But this can lead to a bizarre competitiveness with your partner.
- Yeah, that was one of the surprising things in the poll, I think, was that among adults, the drive to win competitiveness was a really strong finding.
- So you have this kind of small scale competitiveness, but there's no macro competitiveness.
- So I talk about the others, which are patience and competitiveness and, and fear of rejection.
- It is built on five principles and the first is competitiveness.
- Meanness, dismissiveness, manipulation, undermining, competitiveness, envy, whatever it is.
- But I'm, I'm super open to, to what you're saying with the, the competitiveness piece.
- I'd say integrity, honesty and competitiveness.
- Like I've heard you talk about the kind of competitiveness amongst women that can be counterproductive.
- Merit matters, and so I think competitiveness matters, Tenacity, ambition, these are kind of the hard soft skills.
Examples
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If so, integrative STEM education would add enormously to American education, culture, and global competitiveness.
Academic text (2008) -
On the green economy, the CBI said going green is essential both for our international competitiveness and our energy resilience.
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Two of the most important of these are competitiveness and the need to win.
Academic text (2008) -
I want to improve our competitiveness, reduce taxes for business red tape.
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The European Union is the biggest drag on the competitiveness of our business.
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The European policies that we face are really the single biggest threat to our competitiveness.
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Teachers may use large groups in which student participation is based on individual competitiveness.
Academic text (2011) -
Both variables proved to be strong predictors of competitiveness and win orientation.
Academic text (1990) -
Sustaining the United States' global leadership and economic competitiveness ultimately depends on bolstering the resilience of its society.
Academic text (2008) -
To enhance our competitiveness, we invested in advanced technology and staff training.
Synonyms
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Strong determination and energy to keep trying in hard situations
Antonyms
How Competitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
competitiveness = competitive (transparent) = compete + ive + ness
The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'competitive' with the productive suffix '-ness'; the adjective itself is transparently formed from the verb 'compete' + '-ive'.
Etymology
Competitiveness comes from the verb compete, which is built from com- 'with' and petere 'to seek', giving the image of people 'seeking together' the same prize. So, competitiveness is the strong wish to compete and win against others, like in a competition.