soft skill

See also: Soft Skill

English

Etymology

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

Noun

soft skill (plural soft skills)

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

Descendants

  • → German: Soft Skill

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