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noun
The state or quality of being adept or skillful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the state of being cognitively skillful
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unskillfulness
Broader terms: state
Narrower terms: expertness, expertise, handiness, coordination, versatility, command, control, mastery, adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness, fluency, proficiency, technique, efficiency
History
From Middle English skylfulnesse, equivalent to skillful + -ness.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
