skills
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Skills are abilities developed through training or practice.
Unlike natural talents, skills are learned: cooking skills, communication skills, job skills.
The word often appears in contexts of employment and education, where acquiring marketable skills matters.
To skill up is to gain new competencies.
In gaming, skills are specific abilities a character can use or improve.
Complete skill or control
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
adeptness · capability · ability · dexterity · finesse · polish · refinement · sharpness
Ability with figures
- digitalOf discrete data
- financialRelating to money
- mediaInformation distribution channels
- computerElectronic calculating device
technical · reading · writing · comprehension · fluency · proficiency · functional · informational
Innate capability
- giftednessExceptional innate ability
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- knackInnate ease at something
genius · virtuoso · natural · brilliance · artistry · intuition · instinct · prowess
Developing abilities through practice
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- educationSystematic development of mind
- honingGradual sharpening or refining
drilling · improvement · progression · advancement · preparation · cultivation · apprenticeship · mentorship
Wood construction trade
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- blacksmithingForging iron by hand
- potteryFired clay objects
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
tailoring · leatherwork · metalwork · glassblowing · embroidery · sculpting · masonry · engraving
Ability to adapt easily
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- agilityQuickness and ease
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
improvisation · problem-solving · creativity · quick-thinking · adjustment · pivoting · transferable · cross-functional
mastery
Complete skill or control
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
command · adeptness · capability · ability · dexterity · finesse · polish · refinement · sharpness · precision
numeracy
Ability with figures
computer · technical · reading · writing · comprehension · fluency · proficiency · functional · informational · data
aptitude
Innate capability
- giftednessExceptional innate ability
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- flairStylish natural aptitude
knack · genius · virtuoso · natural · brilliance · artistry · intuition · instinct · prowess · ingenuity
training
Developing abilities through practice
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- educationSystematic development of mind
honing · drilling · improvement · progression · advancement · preparation · cultivation · apprenticeship · mentorship · coaching
carpentry
Wood construction trade
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- blacksmithingForging iron by hand
- potteryFired clay objects
weaving · tailoring · leatherwork · metalwork · glassblowing · embroidery · sculpting · masonry · engraving · quilting
flexibility
Ability to adapt easily
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- agilityQuickness and ease
resourcefulness · improvisation · problem-solving · creativity · quick-thinking · adjustment · pivoting · transferable · cross-functional · multitasking
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- skillsability, abilities, competencies, talent, expertise
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- career builderseducation, experience, credentials, hard work, persistence
- character creationrace, class, name, gender, appearance
skillsincompetence
Lack of required skill
inabilities · incapacity · incompetences · ineptitude · incapacities
skillsraw talent
Innate ability before training
talent · innate ability · instinct · instincts · intuition
skillsweaknesses
Points of vulnerability
shortcomings · drawbacks · liabilities · limitations · handicaps
- social skillsAbility to interact well
- trade skillsPractical occupational abilities
- people skillsAbility to interact well
- workplace skillsAbilities for professional settings
- traditional skillsTime-honored practical abilities
- motor skillsCoordinated bodily movement ability
skill, skilled, skillful, unskilled, skillfully, skillfulness, upskill, upskilling, skillset