English noun: mastery | |||
1. | mastery (cognition) great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity | ||
Samples | A good command of French. | ||
Synonyms | command, control | ||
Broader (hypernym) | skillfulness | ||
2. | mastery (state) power to dominate or defeat | ||
Samples | Mastery of the seas. | ||
Synonyms | domination, supremacy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | superiority, transcendence, transcendency | ||
3. | mastery (act) the act of mastering or subordinating someone | ||
Synonyms | subordination | ||
Broader (hypernym) | domination | ||