Skill

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Proficiency, facility, or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training or experience.
  • noun. A developed talent or ability.
  • noun. An art, trade, or technique, particularly one requiring use of the hands or body.
  • noun. A reason; a cause.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To set apart; separate.
  • Hence, to discern; have knowledge or understanding (to); know how: usually with an infinitive.
  • To have perception or comprehension; have understanding; discern: followed by of or on.
  • To have personal and practical knowledge (of); be versed or practised; hence, to be expert or dexterous: commonly followed by of.
  • To make difference; signify; matter: used impersonally, and generally with a negative.
  • noun. The discriminating or reasoning faculty; the mind.
  • noun. Discriminative power; discernment; understanding; reason; wit.
  • noun. Reasonableness; propriety; rightness; justice; proper course; wise measure; also, rightful claim; right.
  • noun. Reasoning; argument; proof; also, cause; reason.
  • noun. Practical knowledge and ability; power of action or execution; readiness and excellence in applying wisdom or science to practical ends; expertness; dexterity.
  • noun. A particular power, ability, or art; a gift or attainment; an accomplishment.
  • noun. That for which one is specially qualified; one's forte.
  • noun. Synonyms Facility, knack. See adroit.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To know; to understand.
  • intransitive verb. To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in performance.
  • intransitive verb. To make a difference; to signify; to matter; -- used impersonally.
  • noun. Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.
  • noun. Knowledge; understanding.
  • noun. The familiar knowledge of any art or science, united with readiness and dexterity in execution or performance, or in the application of the art or science to practical purposes; power to discern and execute; ability to perceive and perform; expertness; aptitude
  • noun. Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.
  • noun. Any particular art.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To set apart; separate.
  • verb. To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).
  • verb. To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
  • verb. To have personal or practical knowledge of; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
  • verb. To make a difference; signify; matter.
  • noun. Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.
  • adjective. great, excellent
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an ability that has been acquired by training
  • noun. ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
  • Word Usage
    "To be sure, some pupils can develop skill much faster than others, but the point is, that _skill has to be developed_."
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