| ability | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. ability | the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment. |
| ~ adaptability | the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances. |
| ~ quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.; "the quality of mercy is not strained" |
| ~ sensitiveness, sensitivity | the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment. |
| ~ competence, competency | the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually. |
| ~ form | an ability to perform well.; "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night" |
| ~ interoperability | (computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks). |
| ~ magical ability, magical power | an ability to perform magic. |
| ~ midas touch | an ability to make and manage large amounts of money. |
| ~ penetration | the ability to make way into or through something.; "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries" |
| ~ physical ability | the ability to perform some physical act; contrasting with mental ability. |
| ~ contractility | the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter. |
| ~ capability, capableness | the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally.; "he worked to the limits of his capability" |
| ~ totipotence, totipotency | the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part.; "animal cells lose their totipotency at an early stage in embryonic development" |
| ~ immunocompetence | the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. ability, power | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done.; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" |
| ~ cognition, knowledge, noesis | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning. |
| ~ know-how | the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something. |
| ~ leadership | the ability to lead.; "he believed that leadership can be taught" |
| ~ intelligence | the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience. |
| ~ aptitude | inherent ability. |
| ~ bilingualism | the ability to speak two languages colloquially. |
| ~ mental ability, capacity | the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior. |
| ~ creative thinking, creativeness, creativity | the ability to create. |
| ~ originality | the ability to think and act independently. |
| ~ science, skill | ability to produce solutions in some problem domain.; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism" |
| ~ acquirement, skill, accomplishment, attainment, acquisition | an ability that has been acquired by training. |
| ~ hand | ability.; "he wanted to try his hand at singing" |
| ~ superior skill | more than ordinary ability. |
| ~ faculty, mental faculty, module | one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind. |
| dexterity | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight | adroitness in using the hands. |
| ~ adeptness, adroitness, deftness, quickness, facility | skillful performance or ability without difficulty.; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" |
| experience | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. experience | the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities.; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher" |
| ~ familiarisation, familiarization | the experience of becoming familiar with something. |
| ~ woodcraft | skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping). |
| ~ education | knowledge acquired by learning and instruction.; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. experience | the content of direct observation or participation in an event.; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly" |
| ~ cognitive content, mental object, content | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ reality, world | all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you.; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were" |
| ~ living, life | the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities.; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life" |
| ~ re-experiencing, reliving | a recurrence of a prior experience.; "the reliving of a strong emotion can be therapeutic" |
| ~ reminder | an experience that causes you to remember something. |
| n. (event) | 3. experience | an event as apprehended.; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" |
| ~ high point | the most enjoyable part of a given experience.; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ appalling | an experience that appalls.; "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?" |
| ~ augury, foretoken, preindication, sign | an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" |
| ~ flashing, flash | a short vivid experience.; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning" |
| ~ good time, blast | a highly pleasurable or exciting experience.; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast" |
| ~ loss | the experience of losing a loved one.; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather" |
| ~ near-death experience | the experience of being close to death but surviving. |
| ~ ordeal | a severe or trying experience. |
| ~ out-of-body experience | the dissociative experience of observing yourself from an external perspective as though your mind or soul had left and was observing your body. |
| ~ taste | a brief experience of something.; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence" |
| ~ time | a person's experience on a particular occasion.; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together" |
| ~ head trip, trip | an exciting or stimulating experience. |
| ~ vision | a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary" |
| v. (perception) | 4. experience, go through, see | go or live through.; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
| ~ experience, know, live | have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations.; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" |
| ~ undergo | pass through.; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" |
| ~ suffer, endure | undergo or be subjected to.; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" |
| ~ suffer, meet | undergo or suffer.; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" |
| ~ feel | undergo passive experience of:.; "We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her" |
| ~ enjoy | have for one's benefit.; "The industry enjoyed a boom" |
| ~ witness, see, find | perceive or be contemporaneous with.; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" |
| ~ come | experience orgasm.; "she could not come because she was too upset" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. experience, know, live | have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations.; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" |
| ~ taste | experience briefly.; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died" |
| ~ live over, relive | experience again, often in the imagination.; "He relived the horrors of war" |
| ~ experience, go through, see | go or live through.; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
| v. (perception) | 6. experience, get, have, receive | go through (mental or physical states or experiences).; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" |
| ~ suffer, sustain, have, get | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses).; "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ undergo | pass through.; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" |
| ~ take | experience or feel or submit to.; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge" |
| ~ horripilate | have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps.; "I horripilate when I see violence on television" |
| v. (emotion) | 7. experience, feel | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| ~ incline | feel favorably disposed or willing.; "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs" |
| ~ recapture | experience anew.; "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness" |
| ~ pride, plume, congratulate | be proud of.; "He prides himself on making it into law school" |
| ~ smoulder, smolder | have strong suppressed feelings. |
| ~ harbor, nurse, entertain, harbour, hold | maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings).; "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" |
| ~ cool off | feel less enamoured of something or somebody. |
| ~ see red, anger | become angry.; "He angers easily" |
| ~ chafe | feel extreme irritation or anger.; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" |
| ~ suffer | experience (emotional) pain.; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
| ~ fume | be mad, angry, or furious. |
| ~ regret, rue, repent | feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about. |
| ~ sadden | come to feel sad. |
| ~ joy, rejoice | feel happiness or joy. |
| ~ sympathise, sympathize | share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of. |
| ~ pride oneself, take pride | feel proud of.; "She took great pride in her sons" |
| ~ burn | feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion.; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies" |
| ~ die | feel indifferent towards.; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery" |
| ~ fly high | be elated.; "He was flying high during the summer months" |
| ~ glow, beam, radiate, shine | experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion.; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness" |
| ~ glow | be exuberant or high-spirited.; "Make the people's hearts glow" |
| v. (change) | 8. experience, have | undergo.; "The stocks had a fast run-up" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ encounter, receive, meet | experience as a reaction.; "My proposal met with much opposition" |
| ingenuity | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness | the power of creative imagination. |
| ~ creative thinking, creativeness, creativity | the ability to create. |
| ~ resourcefulness, imagination, resource | the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems.; "a man of resource" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity | the property of being ingenious.; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design" |
| ~ high quality, superiority | the quality of being superior. |
| skill | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment, skill | an ability that has been acquired by training. |
| ~ ability, power | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done.; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" |
| ~ craftsmanship, workmanship, craft | skill in an occupation or trade. |
| ~ horsemanship | skill in handling and riding horses. |
| ~ literacy | the ability to read and write. |
| ~ marksmanship | skill in shooting. |
| ~ mastership | the skill of a master. |
| ~ mixology | skill in preparing mixed drinks. |
| ~ numeracy | skill with numbers and mathematics. |
| ~ oarsmanship | skill as an oarsman. |
| ~ salesmanship | skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy.; "he read a book on salesmanship but it didn't help" |
| ~ seamanship | skill in sailing. |
| ~ showmanship | the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner. |
| ~ soldiering, soldiership | skills that are required for the life of soldier. |
| ~ swordsmanship | skill in fencing. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. science, skill | ability to produce solutions in some problem domain.; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism" |
| ~ ability, power | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done.; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" |
| ~ nose | a natural skill.; "he has a nose for good deals" |
| ~ virtuosity | technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso. |
| expertness | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. expertise, expertness | skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge. |
| ~ skillfulness | the state of being cognitively skillful. |
| ~ professionalism | the expertness characteristic of a professional person. |
| ~ sophistication | being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject.; "understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication" |
| clever | | |
| adj. | 1. cagey, cagy, canny, clever | showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others.; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" |
| ~ smart | showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness. |
| adj. | 2. apt, clever | mentally quick and resourceful.; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold" |
| ~ intelligent | having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree.; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" |
| adj. | 3. clever, cunning, ingenious | showing inventiveness and skill.; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem" |
| ~ adroit | quick or skillful or adept in action or thought.; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator" |
| expert | | |
| n. (person) | 1. expert | a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ adept, hotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard, sensation, star, ace, genius, champion | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field. |
| ~ agronomist | an expert in soil management and field-crop production. |
| ~ all-rounder, all arounder | a versatile person who is expert at many things.; "she's the best all-rounder they've seen in years" |
| ~ analyst | someone who is skilled at analyzing data. |
| ~ analyst | an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions. |
| ~ anatomist | an expert in anatomy. |
| ~ antiquarian, antiquary, archaist | an expert or collector of antiquities. |
| ~ arbiter, supreme authority | someone with the power to settle matters at will.; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion" |
| ~ archer, bowman | a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow. |
| ~ authority | an expert whose views are taken as definitive.; "he is an authority on corporate law" |
| ~ black belt | a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate). |
| ~ kabbalist, cabalist | an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters. |
| ~ calculator, estimator, figurer, reckoner, computer | an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines). |
| ~ climatologist | someone who is expert in climatology. |
| ~ computer expert, computer guru | an authority on computers and computing. |
| ~ cosmetologist | an expert in the use of cosmetics. |
| ~ efficiency engineer, efficiency expert | an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and personnel. |
| ~ exegete | a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts). |
| ~ genealogist | an expert in genealogy. |
| ~ geographer | an expert on geography. |
| ~ horticulturist, plantsman | an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants). |
| ~ investigator | someone who investigates. |
| ~ jurist, legal expert | a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations. |
| ~ lapidarist, lapidary | an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them. |
| ~ logician, logistician | a person skilled at symbolic logic. |
| ~ mnemonist | an expert in the use of mnemonics; someone able to perform unusual feats of memory. |
| ~ mythologist | an expert on mythology. |
| ~ nerd | an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession. |
| ~ commentator, observer | an expert who observes and comments on something. |
| ~ out-and-outer | someone who is excellent at something. |
| ~ parliamentarian | an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures. |
| ~ past master | someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity. |
| ~ prosthetist | an expert in prosthetics. |
| ~ pteridologist | an expert in the study of ferns. |
| ~ pathfinder, scout, guide | someone who can find paths through unexplored territory. |
| ~ shark | a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways.; "a card shark" |
| ~ shooter, shot | a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot).; "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" |
| ~ specialiser, specialist, specializer | an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning. |
| ~ talent | a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity. |
| ~ technician | someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique. |
| ~ technocrat | an expert who is a member of a highly skilled elite group. |
| ~ healer, therapist | a person skilled in a particular type of therapy. |
| ~ old-timer, old hand, old stager, oldtimer, stager, warhorse, veteran | an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service. |
| adj. | 2. adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful | having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" |
| ~ skilled | having or showing or requiring special skill.; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| adj. | 3. expert, technical | of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood.; "technical terminology"; "a technical report"; "technical language" |
| ~ skilled | having or showing or requiring special skill.; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| skilled | | |
| adj. | 1. skilled | having or showing or requiring special skill.; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| ~ competent | properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient.; "a competent typist" |
| ~ experienced, experient | having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation. |
| ~ accomplished, complete | highly skilled.; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician" |
| ~ adept, expert, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful, good | having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" |
| ~ arch | expert in skulduggery.; "an arch criminal" |
| ~ ball-hawking | used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit.; "a ball-hawking center fielder" |
| ~ consummate, masterful, masterly, virtuoso | having or revealing supreme mastery or skill.; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance" |
| ~ delicate | marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique.; "a surgeon's delicate touch" |
| ~ hot | performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy.; "a hot drummer"; "he's hot tonight" |
| ~ mean | excellent.; "famous for a mean backhand" |
| ~ sure-handed | proficient and confident in performance.; "promising playwrights...sure-handed enough to turn out top-drawer scripts" |
| ~ expert, technical | of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood.; "technical terminology"; "a technical report"; "technical language" |
| ~ versatile | competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another.; "a versatile writer" |
| skillful | | |
| adj. | 1. nice, skillful | done with delicacy and skill.; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot" |
| ~ precise | sharply exact or accurate or delimited.; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" |
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