Dictionary

soft skill en · NOUN

Etymology

Coined by the U.S. Army in the late 1960s, referring to any skill that does not employ the use of machinery.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:human resources) A personal skill that is usually interpersonal, nonspecialized, and difficult to quantify, such as leadership or responsibility.
   • Near-synonyms: social graces, social skills, people skills

Forms

Coordinates

hard skill

Descendants

Soft Skill

Relateds

people person

Synonyms

social grace · people skills · social skills

Translations (13)

fi yleispätevä taito (personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify) · id kompetensi nonteknis (personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify) · fi pehmeä taito (personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify) · id keterampilan nonteknis (personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify) · ru гибкий навык (personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify) · pl umiejętności miękkie (personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify) · el ήπια δεξιότητα (personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify) · de soziale Kompetenz (personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify) · tr yumuşak beceri (personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify) · cmn 軟技能 /软技能 (personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify) · ms kemahiran insani (personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify) · ru надпрофессиональный навык (personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify) · de Soft Skill (personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify)