soft skill

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soft skill

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

noun soft skills

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
Similar: social grace, social skills, people skills

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noun personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify

中文	軟技能 /软技能 ruǎnjìnéng
Deutsch	soziale Kompetenz, Soft Skill
Ελληνικά	ήπια δεξιότητα ípia dexiótita
Русский	гибкий навык gibkij navyk, надпрофессиональный навык nadprofessionalʹnyj navyk

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@misc{soft_skill_2026,
  title = {soft skill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/soft%20skill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}