professionalism

English

Etymology

From professional ‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

professionalism (usually uncountable, plural professionalisms)

1. The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play.
2. The use of professionals rather than amateurs in any sport etc.

Synonyms

• professionality
• professionalness
• professionalship

 

Related terms

• profession
• professional
• professionalist
• professionalization / -isation
• professionalize / -ise → professionalizing / -ising
• professionally

 

Translations

status or methods of a professional

• Czech: profesionalismus m
• Finnish: ammattimaisuus (fi)
• French: professionnalisme (fr) m
• Galician: profesionalismo m
• German: Professionalismus m
• Hungarian: szakértelem (hu), szakszerűség (hu), szakmaiság (hu), hozzáértés (hu), professzionalizmus (hu), profizmus (hu)
• Italian: professionismo (it) m
• Maori: ngaiotanga
• Polish: profesjonalizm
• Portuguese: profissionalismo (pt) m
• Romanian: profesionalism (ro) n
• Russian: профессионали́зм (ru) m (professionalízm)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: profesionalizam (sh) m

• Slovak: profesionálnosť, odbornosť
• Spanish: profesionalidad f
• Swedish: professionalism (sv)
• Turkish: profesyonellik (tr)
• Ukrainian: професіоналі́зм m (profesionalízm)

use of professionals

• Finnish: ammattilaisuus (fi)
• Italian: professionismo (it) m
• Russian: профессионали́зм (ru) m (professionalízm)

Swedish

Noun

professionalism c

1. professionalism

Declension

Declension of professionalism

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	professionalism	professionalisms
	definite	professionalismen	professionalismens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—