different between expertise vs seniority

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French expertise.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??ksp??ti?z/
• (Canada, US) IPA^(key): /??ksp??ti?s/, /??ksp??ti?z/
• Rhymes: -i?z

Noun

expertise (countable and uncountable, plural expertises)

1. Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby.

   The scientist has expertise in the field of nuclear fusion.

   • 2014, Michael White, "Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe", The Guardian, 8 September 2014:

     He spoke of Scotland's hydroelectric projects in Africa, local expertise shared with the world's poor.

2. Advice, or opinion, of an expert.

Translations

See also

• skill, proficiency, knowledge, competence

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French expertise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ks.p?r?ti?.z?/, /??ks.p?r?ti?.z?/
• Hyphenation: ex?per?ti?se
• Rhymes: -i?z?

Noun

expertise f (plural expertises or expertisen)

1. expertise

   Synonyms: deskundigheid, kundigheid

2. expert investigation

Derived terms

• contra-expertise

Related terms

• expert

French

Etymology

expert +? -ise

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.sp??.tiz/

Noun

expertise f (plural expertises)

1. (countable) appraisal
2. (uncountable) expertness

Descendants

Further reading

• “expertise” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

From French expertise.

Noun

expertise f (invariable)

1. (art) authentication

Further reading

• expertise in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From French expertise.

Noun

expertise f (usually uncountable, plural expertises)

1. expertise

Further reading

• “expertise” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Noun

expertise f (plural expertises)

1. expertise

English

Etymology

From Middle English senyoryte, from Medieval Latin senioritas, from Latin senior (“elder”); see senior.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: s?n-?-?r??-t?, IPA^(key): /si?n?????ti/
• (General American) enPR: s?n-y?r??-t?, IPA^(key): /sin?j???ti/
• Rhymes: -???ti
• Hyphenation: se?nior?i?ty

Noun

seniority (countable and uncountable, plural seniorities)

1. A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer.

   It's an old-fashioned company, with parking spaces and other perks doled out on the basis of seniority.

Synonyms

• anciennity
• eldership

Related terms

• senior

Translations

Further reading

• seniority in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• seniority in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.