Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skillfulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
skill-ful-ness
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being adept or skillful.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English skylfulnesse, equivalent to skillful + -ness.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

skillfulnesses (plural)

Synonyms

skillage prowess

Questions

What does skillfulness mean?
The state or quality of being adept or skillful.
Where does skillfulness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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