Skill vs. Aptitude
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.
Aptitudenoun
Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
Aptitudenoun
The condition of being suitable.
Aptitudenoun
A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn.
Aptitudenoun
A general fitness or suitableness; adaptation.
Aptitudenoun
Readiness in learning; docility; aptness.
Aptitudenoun
inherent ability
Aptitude
An aptitude is a component of a competence to do a certain kind of work at a certain level. Outstanding aptitude can be considered An aptitude may be physical or mental.
