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prowess

 
Dictionary: prow·ess   (prou'ĭs) pronunciation
n.
  1. Superior skill or ability.
  2. Superior strength, courage, or daring, especially in battle.

[Middle English prowesse, from Old French proesse, from prud, prou, brave. See proud.]


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noun

  1. Skillfulness in the use of the hands or body: adroitness, deftness, dexterity, dexterousness, skill, sleight. See ability/inability.
  2. The quality or state of being heroic: gallantry, heroism, valiance, valiancy, valor. See fear/courage.

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Definition: ability, skill
Antonyms: inability, ineptitude, weakness

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Definition: bravery
Antonyms: cowardice, weakness


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Strength and skill in battle. Also: Very great ability.

pronunciation There is a strength of quiet endurance as significant of courage as the most daring feats of prowess. — Henry Theodore Tuckerman

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tapperhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
bekwaamheid, grote dapperheid

Français (French)
n. - prouesses, vaillance, prouesses (sexuelles) (hum)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fähigkeit, Können, Tapferkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανδρεία, γενναιότητα, επιδεξιότητα, δεξιοσύνη

Italiano (Italian)
prodezza, valore, coraggio, abilità, bravura, capacità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - proeza (f), coragem (f), habilidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
мастерство, ловкость, отвага

Español (Spanish)
n. - valor, hazaña, proeza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skicklighet, framgång, tapperhet, bravur

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
英勇, 超凡技术, 勇敢

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 英勇, 超凡技術, 勇敢

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 용감, 용감한 행위

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 勇気, 能力

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بساله, براعه, شجاعه, مهارة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גבורה, אומץ, אונות, כישרון יוצא מן הכלל‬


 
 
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