English > prowess: 1 sense > noun 1, cognitionMeaning | A superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation. |
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Synonyms | art, artistry |
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Narrower | aviation, airmanship | The art of operating aircraft |
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enology, oenology | The art of wine making |
eristic | The art of logical disputation (especially if specious) |
falconry | The art of training falcons to hunt and return |
fortification | The art or science of strengthening defenses |
homiletics | The art of preaching |
horology | The art of designing and making clocks |
minstrelsy | The art of a minstrel |
musicianship | artistry in performing music |
puppetry | The art of making puppets / puppets and presenting puppet shows |
taxidermy | The art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance |
telescopy | The art of making and using telescopes |
ventriloquism, ventriloquy | The art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy) |
Broader | superior skill | More than ordinary ability |
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Spanish | arte, maestría, pericia |
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Catalan | art, coratge, mestria, perícia |
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