Prowess

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prowess \Prow"ess\, n. [OF. proece, proesce, F. prouesse. See
     {Prow}, a.]
     Distinguished bravery; valor; especially, military bravery
     and skill; gallantry; intrepidity; fearlessness. --Chaucer.
     Sir P. Sidney.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           He by his prowess conquered all France.  --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prowess
       n : a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice
           and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite
           an art" [syn: {art}, {artistry}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  106 Moby Thesaurus words for "prowess":
     Dutch courage, ability, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship,
     aptitude, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, boldness, braveness,
     bravery, bravura, brilliance, capability, capacity, chivalrousness,
     chivalry, cleverness, command, competence, conspicuous gallantry,
     control, coordination, courage, courageousness, craft,
     craftsmanship, cunning, daring, dauntlessness, deftness, dexterity,
     dexterousness, dextrousness, diplomacy, doughtiness, efficiency,
     expertise, facility, fearlessness, finesse, fortitude, gallantness,
     gallantry, gallantry under fire, genius, grace, greatheartedness,
     grip, handiness, heroicalness, heroism, horsemanship,
     ingeniousness, ingenuity, intrepidity, intrepidness, knightliness,
     know-how, lionheartedness, manfulness, manhood, manliness,
     marksmanship, martial spirit, mastership, mastery, mettle,
     military spirit, pot-valor, practical ability, proficiency,
     quickness, readiness, resource, resourcefulness, savoir-faire,
     savvy, seamanship, skill, skillfulness, sleight, soldierly quality,
     stalwartness, stoutheartedness, stoutness, style, tact,
     tactfulness, talent, technical brilliance, technical mastery,
     technical skill, technique, timing, valiance, valiancy, valor,
     valorousness, virtue, virtuosity, wit, wizardry, workmanship