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   skill

   /skɪl/

   noun

   • 1. the ability to do something well; expertise: "difficult work, taking great skill" Similar expertiseskilfulnessexpertnessadeptnessadroitnessdeftnessdexterityabilityprowessmasterycompetencecompetencycapabilityefficiencyaptitudeartistryartfinesseflairvirtuosityexperienceprofessionalismtalentclevernesssmartnessingenuityversatilityknackreadinesshandinessinformal:know-howOpposite incompetence
   • ▪ a particular ability: "the skills of cookery" Similar accomplishmentstrengthgiftforte

   verb

   • 1. train (a worker) to do a particular task: "training firms are already seeing a boost from companies looking to skill employees in cloud technologies"

   Word Origin late Old Englishscele ‘knowledge’, from Old Norse skil ‘discernment, knowledge’.

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   Where does the word skill come from?

   • The noun skill comes from an Old Norse word, skil, which means distinction. His swimming skills left a lot to be desired: he flailed around in the pool, churning up water like an egg beater. It kept him from drowning, but it didn't look pretty. You're supposed to learn basic math and reading skills in elementary school.

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   What does Skil mean in English?

   • From Middle English skill, skille (also schil, schile), from Old English *scile and Old Norse skil (“a distinction, discernment, knowledge"), from Proto-Germanic *skilin (“separation, limit"), from Proto-Indo-European * (s)kalǝ-, * (s)kelǝ- (“to split, cut").

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   What is the difference between art and skill?

   • art implies a personal, unanalyzable creative power. skill stresses technical knowledge and proficiency. cunning suggests ingenuity and subtlety in devising, inventing, or executing. artifice suggests technical skill especially in imitating things in nature. craft may imply expertness in workmanship. Noun Poker is a game of luck and skill.

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   Where does the word skilen come from?

   • From Middle English skilen (also schillen), partly from Old English scylian, scielian (“to separate, part, divide off"); and partly from Old Norse skilja (“to divide, separate"); both from Proto-Germanic *skilōnÄ…, *skiljanÄ… (“to divide, limit"), from Proto-Indo-European * (s)kalǝ-, * (s)kelǝ- (“to split, cut").

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   What is the difference between skill and artifice?

   • skill stresses technical knowledge and proficiency. cunning suggests ingenuity and subtlety in devising, inventing, or executing. artifice suggests technical skill especially in imitating things in nature. craft may imply expertness in workmanship. Noun Poker is a game of luck and skill. The work is difficult and requires a lot of skill.

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   The meaning of SKILL is the ability to use one's knowledge effectively and readily in execution or performance. How to use skill in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Skill.

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   the ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have practised it: You need good communication skills to be a teacher. Fewer examples. He'll need great determination and skill to win this match. As a dancer she had great technical skill. The ability to speak English is a skill prized by many employers.

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   If you have an ability that required practice, training, or experience, you have a skill. His welding skill allowed him to create wonderful pieces of art out of metal plumbing pipes. He called his best work "Peace Pipes." Chess is a game of skill, but Old Maid is a game of luck.

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   1. the ability to do something well arising from talent, training, or practice. 2. special competence in performance; expertness; dexterity. 3. a craft, trade, or job requiring manual dexterity or special training. 4. Obs. discernment.

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   Skill Definition. skĭl. skills. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Adjective. Filter. noun. skills. Great ability or proficiency; expertness that comes from training, practice, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An art, craft, or science, esp. one involving the use of the hands or body.