English noun: skill | |||
1. | skill (cognition) an ability that has been acquired by training | ||
Synonyms | accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ability, power | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | craft, craftsmanship, horsemanship, literacy, marksmanship, mastership, mixology, numeracy, oarsmanship, salesmanship, seamanship, showmanship, soldiering, soldiership, swordsmanship, workmanship | ||
2. | skill (cognition) ability to produce solutions in some problem domain | ||
Samples | The skill of a well-trained boxer. The sweet science of pugilism. | ||
Synonyms | science | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ability, power | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | nose, virtuosity | ||