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skill in British English
noun
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Derived forms
skill-less (ˈskill-less) or skilless (ˈskilless) adjective
Word origin
C12: from Old Norse skil distinction; related to Middle Low German schēle, Middle Dutch geschil difference
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skill in American English
noun
2.
b.
ability in such an art, craft, or science
verb intransitive
SIMILAR WORDS: art
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skill in American English 1
(skɪl)
noun
SYNONYMS 1. proficiency, facility. 2. deftness, cleverness.ANTONYMS 1. inability.1.
Carpentry was one of his many skills
3.
a craft, trade, or job requiring manual dexterity or special training in which a person has competence and experience
the skill of cabinetmaking
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Word origin
[1125–75; ME ‹ ON skil distinction, difference; c. D geschil difference, quarrel. See skill2]Word Frequency
skill in American English 2
(skɪl)
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Word origin
[1150–1200; ME skilien ‹ ON skilja to distinguish, divide, akin to skil ( see skill1), OE scylian to separate, Goth skilja butcher, Lith skélti to split]Examples of 'skill' in a sentence
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skill
British English: skill
/skɪl/ NOUN
A skill is a type of activity or work which requires special training or knowledge.
We focus on the basic skills of reading and arithmetic.
- American English: skill /ˈskɪl/
- Arabic: مَهَارَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: habilidade
- Chinese: 技能
- Croatian: vještina
- Czech: zručnost
- Danish: evne
- Dutch: bekwaamheid
- European Spanish: habilidad
- Finnish: taito
- French: compétence
- German: Fähigkeit
- Greek: επιδεξιότητα
- Italian: abilità
- Japanese: 熟練
- Korean: 수완
- Norwegian: ferdighet
- Polish: umiejętność
- European Portuguese: competência
- Romanian: abilitate
- Russian: умение
- Latin American Spanish: habilidad
- Swedish: skicklighet
- Thai: ทักษะ
- Turkish: beceri
- Ukrainian: вміння
- Vietnamese: kỹ năng
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