Meanings
nounhard skill (plural hard skills)
plural hard skills
- A technical skill, not one that is interpersonal.
verbhard skill (third-person singular simple present hard skills, present participle hard skilling, simple past and past participle hard skilled)
present singular third person hard skills · participle present hard skilling · participle past hard skilled · past hard skilled
- live action roleplaying gamesAs a roleplayer, of a skill that one's character has, to carry that skill out literally.
Players who can hard skill diplomacy are often power gamers.
Translations
Finnish käytännön taito
- käytännön taitoTranslations
Indonesian keahlian teknis, keterampilan teknis
- keahlian teknisTranslations
- keterampilan teknisTranslations
Polish umiejętności twarde
- umiejętności twardeTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
hard skill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20skill
MLA
“hard skill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20skill. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard skill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20skill.
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