soft skill
A personal skill that is usually interpersonal, nonspecialized, and difficult to…A personal skill that is usually interpersonal, nonspecialized, and difficult to quantify, such as leadership or responsibility.
Meaning
1 sensesA personal skill that is usually interpersonal, nonspecialized, and difficult to quantify, such as leadership or responsibility.
Near-synonyms: social graces, social skills, people skills
soziale Kompetenz, Soft Skill
гибкий навыкgibkij navyk, надпрофессиональный навыкnadprofessionalʹnyj navyk
Translations
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Origin
Coined by the U.S. Army in the late 1960s, referring to any skill that does not employ theCoined by the U.S. Army in the late 1960s, referring to any skill that does not employ the use of machinery.
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Forms
plural: soft skills| Singular | soft skill |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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