Skill vs. Ability
Skillnoun
Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.
Skillnoun
(obsolete) Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.
Skillnoun
(obsolete) Knowledge; understanding.
Skillnoun
(obsolete) Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.
Skilladjective
Great, excellent.
Skillverb
(transitive) To set apart; separate.
Skillverb
To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).
Skillverb
To know; to understand.
Skillverb
(intransitive) To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
Skillverb
(intransitive) To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
Skillverb
To make a difference; signify; matter.
Skillverb
(video games) To spend acquired points in exchange for skills.
Skillnoun
Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.
Skillnoun
Knowledge; understanding.
Skillnoun
The familiar knowledge of any art or science, united with readiness and dexterity in execution or performance, or in the application of the art or science to practical purposes; power to discern and execute; ability to perceive and perform; expertness; aptitude; as, the skill of a mathematician, physician, surgeon, mechanic, etc.
Skillnoun
Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.
Skillnoun
Any particular art.
Skillverb
To know; to understand.
Skillverb
To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in performance.
Skillverb
To make a difference; to signify; to matter; - used impersonally.
Skillnoun
an ability that has been acquired by training
Skillnoun
ability to produce solutions in some problem domain;
Skill
A skill is the learned ability to perform an action with determined results with good execution often within a given amount of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills.
Abilitynoun
(obsolete) Suitableness.
Abilitynoun
(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
Abilitynoun
The legal wherewithal to act.
Abilitynoun
Physical power.
Abilitynoun
(archaic) Financial ability.
Abilitynoun
(uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
Abilitynoun
(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.
Abilitynoun
The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal; capacity; skill or competence in doing; sufficiency of strength, skill, resources, etc.; - in the plural, faculty, talent.
Abilitynoun
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
Abilitynoun
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done;
Abilitynoun
possession of the means or skill to do something
Abilitynoun
talent, skill, or proficiency in a particular area
