skill
1the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well: Carpentry was one of his many skills.
competent excellence in performance; expertness; dexterity: The dancers performed with skill.
a craft, trade, or job requiring manual dexterity or special training in which a person has competence and experience: the skill of cabinetmaking.
Obsolete. understanding; discernment.
Obsolete. reason; cause.
Origin of skill
1Other words for skill
Opposites for skill
Other definitions for skill (2 of 2)
to matter.
to help; avail.
Origin of skill
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How to use skill in a sentence
Inevitably, the old visceral “hands-on” flying skills, no longer much employed by pilots, have atrophied like an unused limb.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly? | Clive Irving | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSadly, the world will never see the realization of those skills.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen | Parker Molloy | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThese skills are particularly needed when, as in the case of the AirAsia flight, the airplane is at cruise altitude.
James brought little in the way of survival skills, but his companionship at night raised the team morale.
James Franco and Seth Rogen Get ‘Naked and Afraid’… And It’s Hilarious | Marlow Stern | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSome, indeed, have fathers or uncles who have passed down their skills.
Following the War between the States and its resulting poverty, many of the skills of the earlier craftsmen seemed to disappear.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyAaron has flirted with our century; he and his wife learned some very un-Amish skills at the Homestead School.
Blind Man's Lantern | Allen Kim LangIts functions, its whole existence depend entirely upon the human skills and the human loyalties amongst its staff.
The Brain | Alexander BladeAs a first step, he had spent a year as Pudzy, a college boy, studying electronics and modern skills of all kinds.
Satan and the Comrades | Ralph BennittA mature team member has learned that his strength and skills depend on the strength and skills of others.
Herein is Love | Reuel L. Howe
British Dictionary definitions for skill
/ (skɪl) /
special ability in a task, sport, etc, esp ability acquired by training
something, esp a trade or technique, requiring special training or manual proficiency
obsolete understanding
Origin of skill
1Derived forms of skill
- skill-less or skilless, adjective
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