| Main Entry: | deftness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dexterity |
Synonyms: |
adeptness, adroitness, dexterousness, litheness, nimbleness, skill, skillfulness, sleight, swiftness |
| Main Entry: | ability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | natural or acquired power in a |
Synonyms: |
adroitness, bent, capability, cleverness, command, craft, deftness, expertise, expertness, finesse, flair, genius, gift, handiness, ingenuity, knack, know-how, mastery, mind for, particular activity adeptness, proficiency, savvy, skill, skillfulness, strength, talent, the goods, the right stuff, what it takes |
| Notes: | applied to a person, ability and capacity mean about the same thing but are grammatically different: an ability to do something, a capacity for doing something; ability is qualitative while capacity is quantitative |
Antonyms: |
clumsiness, ignorance, inability, inadequacy, inanity, incompetence, stupidity, weakness |
| Main Entry: | artifice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skill, cleverness |
Synonyms: |
ability, adroitness, deftness, facility, finesse, ingenuity, invention, inventiveness, know-how, skill |
Antonyms: |
artlessness, inability, incapacity, simplicity, uncleverness |
| Main Entry: | dexterity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aptitude, ability |
Synonyms: |
address, adroitness, aptness, art, artistry, cleverness, craft, cunning, deftness, effortlessness, expertise, expertness, facility, finesse, handiness, ingenuity, knack, know-how, mastery, neatness, nimbleness, proficiency, readiness, skill, skillfulness, smoothness, tact, touch |
Antonyms: |
awkwardness, clumsiness, inability, ineptness |
| Main Entry: | expertise/expertness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | knowledge, proficiency |
Synonyms: |
ability, ableness, adroitness, aptness, art, cleverness, command, competence, craft, cunning, deftness, dexterity, dodge*, facility, finesse, goods*, ingeniousness, judgment, knack*, know-how, line*, makings, oil, one's thing, prowess, readiness, savvy, sharpness, skill, skillfulness, stuff* |
Antonyms: |
ignorance, inexpertness, lack |
| Main Entry: | mastery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | command, expertise |
Synonyms: |
ability, acquirement, adeptness, adroitness, attainment, capacity, cleverness, comprehension, cunning, deftness, dexterity, expertism, expertness, familiarity, finesse, genius, grasp, grip, ken, knack, know-how, knowledge, mastership, power, proficiency, prowess, skill, understanding, virtuosity, wizardry |
Antonyms: |
amateurishness, failure, inefficiency, lack |
| Main Entry: | prowess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, skill |
Synonyms: |
accomplishment, address, adeptness, adroitness, aptitude, attainment, command, deftness, dexterity, excellence, expertise, expertness, facility, genius, mastery, readiness, sleight, talent |
Antonyms: |
inability, weakness |
| Main Entry: | readiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skill; eagerness |
Synonyms: |
address, adroitness, alacrity, aptness, deftness, dexterity, dispatch, ease, eloquence, expedience, expedition, facility, fitness, fluency, good will, handiness, inclination, keenness, maturity, preparation, preparedness, promptitude, promptness, prowess, quickness, rapidity, ripeness, sleight, volubility, willingness |
Antonyms: |
discouragement, unpreparedness |
| Main Entry: | skill |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, talent to do something |
Synonyms: |
accomplishment, address, adroitness, aptitude, art, artistry, cleverness, clout, command, competence, craft, cunning, deftness, dexterity, dodge*, ease, experience, expertise, expertism, expertness, facility, finesse, goods*, handiness, ingenuity, intelligence, job, knack*, know-how, line, makings, moxie*, one's thing, profession, proficiency, prowess, quickness, readiness, right stuff, savvy*, skillfulness, sleight, smarts, stuff*, technique, trade, what it takes |
Antonyms: |
ignorance, inability, incapability, incapacity, inexperience |
| Main Entry: | touch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manner, method |
Synonyms: |
ability, acquaintance, adeptness, adroitness, approach, art, artistry, awareness, characteristic, command, communication, contact, deftness, direction, effect, facility, faculty, familiarity, finish, flair, hand, handiwork, influence, knack, mastery, skill, style, talent, technique, trademark, understanding, virtuosity, way |