skilfulness
Mastery through practice
Skilfulness is the quality of being skilled—having or showing practiced ability and expertise.
The word appears in British English; American English prefers skillfulness.
Her skilfulness at negotiation impressed everyone.
The quality suggests competence developed through experience rather than natural talent alone.
Skilled performance level
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- adeptnessHighly developed ability
- masteryComplete skill or control
- abilityPower to do something
talent · know-how · savvy · acumen · capability · aptitude · experience · knowledge
Quickness and ease
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
- deftnessSkillful ease of movement
- adroitnessSkillful ease in action
grace · sleight · handiness · maneuverability · suppleness · quick-handed · sure-handed · reflexes
Capacity for original thought
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- originalityNovel creative quality
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
style · elegance · aesthetics · composition · ingenuity · sophistication · nuance · panache
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- carefulnessQuality of being thorough
- detailSingle small element
consistency · exactitude · delicacy · neatness · calibration · fine-tuning · rigor · painstaking
Handmade work product
- carpentryWood construction trade
- potteryFired clay objects
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- blacksmithingForging iron by hand
tailoring · embroidery · woodworking · leatherwork · metalwork · glassblowing · ceramics · knitting
proficiency
Skilled performance level
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- adeptnessHighly developed ability
- masteryComplete skill or control
ability · talent · know-how · savvy · acumen · capability · aptitude · experience · knowledge · specialization
agility
Quickness and ease
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
- deftnessSkillful ease of movement
adroitness · grace · sleight · handiness · maneuverability · suppleness · quick-handed · sure-handed · reflexes · steady-handed
creativity
Capacity for original thought
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- originalityNovel creative quality
expression · style · elegance · aesthetics · composition · ingenuity · sophistication · nuance · panache · finesse
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- carefulnessQuality of being thorough
detail · consistency · exactitude · delicacy · neatness · calibration · fine-tuning · rigor · painstaking · thoroughness
handiwork
Handmade work product
blacksmithing · tailoring · embroidery · woodworking · leatherwork · metalwork · glassblowing · ceramics · knitting · crochet
skilfulnessincompetence
Lack of required skill
ineptitude · inability · incapability · ineptness · incompetency
skilfulnessclumsiness
Lack of physical grace
awkwardness · ungainliness · gracelessness · maladroitness · ham-fistedness
skilfulnessamateurishness
Lack of skilled refinement
inexperience · greenness · rawness · crudeness · naivety
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