skillfulness

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noun

The state or quality of being adept or skillful.

Similar
skillageprowess
Opposite
unskillfulness
OriginMiddle English skylfulnesse →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounskillfulness (usually uncountable, plural skillfulnesses)

plural skillfulnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being adept or skillful.

    Synonyms: skillage, prowess

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being adept or skillful.

Similar
skillageprowess

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe state of being cognitively skillful

Opposite
unskillfulness
Broader
state
Also see
skillage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishskylfulnesse
  2. Englishskillfulness

From Middle English skylfulnesse, equivalent to skillful + -ness.

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Translations

Czech zručnost, dovednost
  • zručnostbeing adept or skillful
  • dovednostbeing adept or skillful
  • šikovnostbeing adept or skillful
Esperanto lerteco
  • lertecobeing adept or skillful
Romanian îndemânare
  • îndemânarebeing adept or skillful
Cite this entry
APA

skillfulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skillfulness

MLA

“skillfulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skillfulness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skillfulness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skillfulness.

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