competitiveness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /kəmˈpɛtətɪvnəs/ UK /kəmˈpetətɪvnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being able to compete successfully or eager to win

The firm boosted its competitiveness by cutting prices.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being able... rivalry aggressiveness ambitioncombativenessdrive

Opposites

cooperativenesspassivity

Word family

Related forms competitive compete competition competitor

Etymology

From competitive + -ness. Competitive ultimately from Latin competere ('to strive together for'), from com- ('together') + petere ('to seek').

competere Latin petere Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# competitiveness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəmˈpɛtətɪvnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /kəmˈpetətɪvnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being able to compete successfully or eager to win

## Examples
- The firm boosted its competitiveness by cutting prices.

## Synonyms
- rivalry
- aggressiveness
- ambition
- combativeness
- drive

## Antonyms
- cooperativeness
- passivity

## Related Forms
- competitive
- compete
- competition
- competitor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: competere
- Root: petere

## Etymology
From competitive + -ness. Competitive ultimately from Latin competere ('to strive together for'), from com- ('together') + petere ('to seek').

## AI Etymology
Competitiveness comes from competitive + -ness. Competitive ultimately from Latin competere ('to strive together for'), from com- ('together') + petere ('to seek'). The historical trail runs through competere in Latin and petere in Latin. Morphologically, competitiveness is transparent: it draws on competitive + -ness. Used as a noun, competitiveness now means "the quality of being able to compete successfully or eager to win", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as competitive, compete, competition, and competitor. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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