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Definition of Skill
Skill

Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.

Knowledge; understanding.

The familiar knowledge of any art or science, united with readiness and dexterity in execution or performance, or in the application of the art or science to practical purposes; power to discern and execute; ability to perceive and perform; expertness; aptitude; as, the skill of a mathematician, physician, surgeon, mechanic, etc.

Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.

Any particular art.

To know; to understand.

To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in performance.

To make a difference; to signify; to matter; -- used impersonally.

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Skill Quotations

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.
Ralph Marston

Art is skill, that is the first meaning of the word.
Eric Gill

To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Asking the right questions takes as much skill as giving the right answers.
Robert Half

There is always a point when one senses one's lack of skill, the doubt.
Arne Jacobsen

Skill Translations

skill in German is Geschicklichkeit, Geschick, Geschick
skill in Italian is sorte, disinvoltura
skill in Latin is scientia, usus
skill in Spanish is primor, ama o
skill in Swedish is skicklighet


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