Definitions
ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
Word origin
From Middle English skill, skille (also schil, schile), from Old Norse skil (“a distinction, discernment, knowledge”), from Proto-Germanic *skilją (“separation, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”). Cognate with Danish skel (“a separation, boundary, divide”), Swedish skäl (“reason”), Dutch verschil (“difference”) and schillen (“to separate the outer layer (schil) from the product”, verb).
Used in a sentence
“Where did you pick up that skill?”
“With great skill, she navigated through the tricky passage.”
“Doing that coaching course not only taught me useful skills on the field, but also some important life skills.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Learned ability”5 letters
02“Practiced ability”5 letters
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