Skill meaning
The definition of a skill is a talent or ability that comes from training or practice.
An example of skill is the capability to produce fine works of art.
An example of skill is basket weaving.
noun
Knowledge, understanding, or judgment.
noun
A reason; a cause.
noun
To matter, avail, or make a difference.
verb
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(intransitive) To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
verb
(intransitive) To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
verb
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Great ability or proficiency; expertness that comes from training, practice, etc.
noun
Origin of skill
- Middle English skil from Old Norse discernment skel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English skilen (also schillen), partly from Old English scylian, scielian (“to separate, part, divide off"); and partly from Old Norse skilja (“to divide, separate"); both from Proto-Germanic *skilÅnÄ…, *skiljanÄ… (“to divide, limit"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kalÇ-, *(s)kelÇ- (“to split, cut"). Cognate with Danish skille (“to separate, discard"), Swedish skilja (“to distinguish, differentiate, part"), Icelandic skilja (“to understand"), Dutch schelen (“to make a difference").
From Wiktionary
- From Middle English skill, skille (also schil, schile), from Old English *scile and Old Norse skil (“a distinction, discernment, knowledge"), from Proto-Germanic *skilin (“separation, limit"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kalÇ-, *(s)kelÇ- (“to split, cut"). Cognate with Danish skel (“a separation, boundary, divide"), Swedish skäl (“reason"), Dutch verschil (“difference") and schillen (“to sperate the outer layer (schil) from the product", verb).
From Wiktionary