SKILL
What does "SKILL" mean?
The ability to do something well, gained through training or practice.
Meanings
- Expertise or proficiency developed through practice and experience. Carving the joint took real skill.
- A particular learned ability or competence. Listening is an underrated leadership skill.
Did you know?
- Before it meant 'know-how', 'skill' meant judgment: its Old Norse root 'skil' was the power to tell one thing from another - so the first skill was discernment.
Word origin
From Old Norse 'skil', meaning a distinction, discernment, or reason; the original sense was the power to tell things apart, which shifted to practical ability.
Remember it
SKILL = S + KILL; a skill is what you've practiced enough to 'kill it' at - and notice the double-L lands at the end, like a sharpened point.
A little poem
Talent is the spark the gods may lend;
skill is the fire you stoke and tend.
couplet
Wordplay
- I told my friend my best skill was telling things apart. He couldn't tell if I was serious - which proved he lacked it.
What it teaches
Skill is just patience that finally learned to move quickly.
Quick facts
What does SKILL mean?
The ability to do something well, gained through training or practice.
Is SKILL a valid word?
Yes — SKILL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SKILL?
SKILL has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SKILL come from?
From Old Norse 'skil', meaning a distinction, discernment, or reason; the original sense was the power to tell things apart, which shifted to practical ability.
What can SKILL teach us?
Skill is just patience that finally learned to move quickly.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.