SKILLFULNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does skillfulness mean? 

• SKILLFULNESS (noun)
  The noun SKILLFULNESS has 1 sense:

1. the state of being cognitively skillful

  Familiarity information: SKILLFULNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SKILLFULNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being cognitively skillful

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("skillfulness" is a kind of...):

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "skillfulness"):

expertise; expertness (skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge)

handiness (skillfulness with the hands)

coordination (the skillful and effective interaction of movements)

versatility (having a wide variety of skills)

command; control; mastery (great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity)

adeptness; adroitness; deftness; facility; quickness (skillful performance or ability without difficulty)

fluency (skillfulness in speaking or writing)

proficiency; technique (skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity)

efficiency (skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort)

Antonym:

unskillfulness (a lack of cognitive skill)

Derivation:

skillful (having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude)