skilled
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skilled¹
- /skɪld/
Rhymes with -ɪld
adjective more skilled · most skilled
- Having or showing skill; skillful. In the Ming Dynasty, a man named Zhang Weiyan in Jiangyin, of Jiangsu Province, was a skilled writer. He was quite well-known in his region.
- Requiring special abilities or training. The minimum hourly wage for construction workers has increased to NOK 250,30 per hour for skilled workers and NOK 226,90 for unskilled workers, with an additional rate of NOK 235,80 for unskilled workers with at least one year’s experience in the industry.
Similar: able, artful, habile, accomplished, adept, adroit, apt, capable, competent, consummate, conversant, crack, crafty, deft, dexterous, expert, facile, fluent, gain, handy, maestrolike, masterful, masterlike, masterly, masterous, professional, proficient, qualified, quick, ready · Opposite: amateurish, bungling, clumsy, inapt, incapable, incompetent, inept, inexpert, maladroit, unable, unprofessional, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful
skilled²
- /skɪld/
Rhymes with -ɪld
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- simple past and past participle of skill
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: skillful, adept, proficient, expert, practiced, sure-handed, masterly, masterful, good, fine, consummate, mean, accomplished, master, versatile, delicate
adjective
Similar: able, artful, habile, accomplished, adept, adroit, apt, capable, competent, consummate, conversant, crack, crafty, deft, dexterous, expert, facile, fluent, gain, handy, maestrolike, masterful, masterlike, masterly, masterous, professional, proficient, qualified, quick, ready · Opposite: amateurish, bungling, clumsy, inapt, incapable, incompetent, inept, inexpert, maladroit, unable, unprofessional, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful
Translations
Every language
adj having or showing skill
| Español | hábil, diestro, habilidoso, capi, caperuzo, habiloso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 잘하다 jalhada, 능숙하다 neungsukhada |
| 日本語 | 上手 jōzu |
| हिन्दी | दक्ष dakṣ, कुशल kuśal, निपुण nipuṇ, पारंगत pāraṅgat, माहिर māhir |
| Português | hábil, habilidoso, jeitoso |
| Français | habile |
| Deutsch | geschickt, gekonnt, gewandt |
| Italiano | esperto |
| Română | priceput |
| Русский | квалифици́рованный kvalificírovannyj, иску́сный iskúsnyj, уме́лый umélyj |
| Tiếng Việt | lành nghề |
| العربية | مَاهِر māhir |
| עברית | מְיֻמָּן meyumán |
adj requiring special abilities or training
| Español | cualificado, especializado, capacitado |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | fachlich ausgebildet, fachlich unterwiesen, fachlich trainiert |
| Română | calificat |
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