skillful
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skillful
- /ˈskɪl.fəl/
- [ˈskɪɫ.fəɫ]
Rhymes with -ɪlfəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English skilful, skylfull, scelvol, equivalent to skill + -ful.
adjective more skillful · most skillful · skilfull · skilful
- Possessing skill; skilled. she's a skillful mechanical
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Requiring skill.
a skillful task
Similar: mean
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: skilled, adept, proficient, expert, practiced, precise, good, nice, skilful, talented, adroit, deft, seasoned, experienced, wise, clever
Translations
Every language
adj possessing skill, skilled
| Español | hábil, habilidoso, habiloso, capi, caperuzo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 잘하다 jalhada, 능숙하다 neungsukhada, 수 있는 su inneun |
| 日本語 | 上手 jōzu, 上手な jōzu na, 得意 tokui, 熟練 jukuren, うまい umai |
| 中文 | 熟練 /熟练 shúliàn, 嫻熟 /娴熟 xiánshú, 擅長 /擅长 shàncháng |
| हिन्दी | दक्ष dakṣ, कुशल kuśal, निपुण nipuṇ, पारंगत pāraṅgat, माहिर māhir, गुणी guṇī |
| Português | talentoso, habilidoso |
| Français | habile, adroit |
| Deutsch | geschickt, gewandt |
| Italiano | esperto, destro, provetto, abile, pratico |
| Ελληνικά | επιδέξιος epidéxios |
| Română | priceput |
| Русский | иску́сный iskúsnyj, уме́лый umélyj, ло́вкий lóvkij |
| Tiếng Việt | giỏi, khéo léo, khéo |
| العربية | مَاهِر māhir, حَاذِق ḥāḏiq, بَارِع bāriʕ |
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title = {skillful},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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