Synonyms for skillfulness
- noun
- American English
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being adept or skillful.
Related words
- Other spellings
- skilfulness UK
Forms
- Plural
- skillfulnesses → abilities, skills, expertises, competences…
Example sentences
- ability He exceeds all his brothers in scholastic ability.
- skill Has Tom started learning a new skill for survival?
- expertise He had the expertise I was looking for desperately.
- competence Ted doesn't have the competence to teach English.
- prowess Men sometimes overestimate their sexual prowess.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| skillfulness | rising | |
| ability | rising | |
| skill | steady | |
| expertise | rising | |
| competence | steady | |
| prowess | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- skill1
- 7 letters
- ability4, prowess2
- 8 letters
- skillage
- 9 letters
- expertise3
- 10 letters
- competence3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ability4 = 4 syllables).