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noun
1.
the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well: Carpentry was one of his many skills.
2.
competent excellence in performance; expertness; dexterity: The dancers performed with skill.
3.
4.
Obsolete. understanding; discernment.
5.
Obsolete. reason; cause.
Origin:
1125–75; Middle English < Old Norse skil distinction, difference; cognate with Dutch geschil difference, quarrel. See skill2
1125–75; Middle English < Old Norse skil distinction, difference; cognate with Dutch geschil difference, quarrel. See skill2
Synonyms
1. proficiency, facility. 2. deftness, cleverness.
1. proficiency, facility. 2. deftness, cleverness.
Antonyms
1. inability.
1. inability.
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Skill
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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verb (used without object) Archaic.
1.
to matter.
2.
to help; avail.
Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English skilien < Old Norse skilja to distinguish, divide, akin to skil (see skill1), Old English scylian to separate, Gothic skilja butcher, Lithuanian skélti to split
1150–1200; Middle English skilien < Old Norse skilja to distinguish, divide, akin to skil (see skill1), Old English scylian to separate, Gothic skilja butcher, Lithuanian skélti to split
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skill (skɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | special ability in a task, sport, etc, esp ability acquired by training |
| 2. | something, esp a trade or technique, requiring special training or manual proficiency |
| 3. | obsolete understanding |
| [C12: from Old Norse skil distinction; related to Middle Low German schēle, Middle Dutch geschil difference] | |
| 'skill-less | |
| —adj | |
| 'skilless | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
skill
c.1175, "power of discernment," from O.N. skil "distinction, discernment," related to skilja (v.) "distinguish, separate," from P.Gmc. *skaljo- "divide, separate" (cf. M.L.G. schillen "to differ;" M.L.G., M.Du. schele "difference;" see shell). Sense of "ability, cleverness" first recorded c.1300.
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Computing Dictionary
Skill definition
A somewhat peculiar blend between Franz-Lisp and C, with a large set of various CAD primitives. It is owned by Cadence Design Systems and has been used in their CAD frameworks since 1985. It's an extension language to the CAD framework (in the same way that Emacs-Lisp extends GNU Emacs), enabling you to automate virtually everything that you can do manually in for example the graphic editor. Skill accepts C-syntax, fun(a b), as well as Lisp syntax, (fun a b), but most users (including Cadence themselves) use the C-style.
[Jonas Jarnestrom
(1995-02-14)
Example sentences
They're missing the true nature of skill and talent.
Increasing the ability to control attention when you want to is an important skill, and has a place in psychological research.
They do so because top professionals expect to be paid in accordance with their skill levels and competency.
And, more darkly, computer advances suggest these redoubts of human skill will sooner or later fall to machines.
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