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professionalism

/pɹəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm/

professionalism noun: the status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play.

Noun

professionalism (usually uncountable, plural professionalisms)

  1. (usually) The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play.
    • […] all one can do is marvel at Ward-Prowse's fitness, professionalism and dedication to not only start week after week but also to get better. The man just goes on and on. That’s why he is Southampton’s very own Duracell Bunny.2021 April 10, Dan Sheldon, “Bleep tests, omelettes and car park ice baths: How James Ward-Prowse plays every single minute for Southampton”, in The Athletic, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2025
  2. (usually) The use of professionals rather than amateurs in any sport etc.

professionalism meaning in Urdu, Kannada, Indonesian and Thai

professionalism in Urdu

پیشہ ورانہ خصوصیت

professionalism in Kannada

ವೃತ್ತಿಪರತೆ

professionalism in Indonesian

status or methods of a professional
profesionalisme
use of professionals
profesionalisme

professionalism in Thai

status or methods of a professional
ความเป็นมืออาชีพ kwāam-pen-mʉʉ-āa-chîip

Examples of professionalism in a sentence

  • You resolve more disputes with professionalism and communication than with irritability and vitriol.
  • This paper uses sociolect as a cover term for slang, technical jargon (professionalisms), and argot.
  • That's partly because of the high level of professionalism and efficiency of M.

All 12 example sentences with professionalism

Synonyms of professionalism

Forms of professionalism

pluralprofessionalisms

Origin of professionalism

From professional + -ism.

Words formed from professionalism

Questions about professionalism

What does professionalism mean?
Professionalism means the status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play.
What is professionalism in Urdu?
Professionalism in Urdu is پیشہ ورانہ خصوصیت. See Professionalism meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is professionalism?
Professionalism is a noun.
How do you pronounce professionalism?
Professionalism is pronounced /pɹəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm/.
What is the plural of professionalism?
The plural of professionalism is professionalisms.

Words near professionalism in the dictionary

  1. professionalise
  2. professionalised
  3. professionalises
  4. professionalish
  5. professionalising
  6. professionalism
  7. professionalisms
  8. professionalist
  9. professionalists
  10. professionalities
  11. professionality

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Adapted from Wiktionary: professionalism (page history and authors); professionalism (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); professionalism (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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