competitiveness.

1. An inclination to compete, outperform others or seek success relative to rivals.

2. The capacity of an organization, product or economy to compete successfully against alternatives or rivals.

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Words that belong together

• personal competitiveness
• competitiveness in sport

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His personal competitiveness made even a casual game feel like a test of standing.

Competitiveness in sport motivated practice but sometimes obstructed cooperation with teammates.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / character / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: characterization, motivation analysis, behavioral comparison, qualification. Disciplines: psychology, social behavior, character writing. Commonness: moderately common.