Definition of Prowess

1. Noun. A superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation. "It's quite an art"


Definition of Prowess

1. n. Distinguished bravery; valor; especially, military bravery and skill; gallantry; intrepidity; fearlessness.

Definition of Prowess

1. Noun. Skillfulness and manual ability; adroitness or dexterity. ¹

2. Noun. Distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prowess

1. exceptional ability [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prowess

provost
provost court
provost guard
provost marshal
provostal
provostorial
provosts
provostship
provostships
provosty
prow
prowar
prowd
prowdly
prower
prowess (current term)
prowesses
prowest
prowfishes
prowhaling
prowhite
prowl
prowl car
prowled
prowler
prowlers
prowlike
prowling
prowlingly

Literary usage of Prowess

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1. The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions by Thorstein Veblen (1912)
"... X MODERN SURVIVALS OF prowess THE leisure class lives by the industrial community rather than in it. Its relations to industry are of a pecuniary rather ..."

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