skillful

English

Alternative forms

• skilfull(obsolete)
• (Commonwealth English)skilful

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishskilful,skylfull,scelvol,equivalent toskill+‎-ful.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key):/ˈskɪl.fəl/,[ˈskɪɫ.fəɫ]
• Rhymes:-ɪlfəl

Adjective

skillful(comparativemoreskillful,superlativemostskillful)(American spelling)

1. Possessingskill;skilled.

   she's askillfulmechanical

2. Requiringskill.

   askillfultask

Synonyms

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Derived terms

• skillfully
• skillfulness

Related terms

• skill
• skilled

Translations

possessing skill, skilled

• Adyghe:фэӏаз(fɛʼaz)
• Arabic:مَاهِر(māhir),حَاذِق(ḥāḏiq),بَارِع(ar)(bāriʕ)
• Armenian:ճարտար(hy)(čartar)

  Old Armenian:գէտ(gēt)

• Basque:trebe
• Bulgarian:сръчен(bg)(srǎčen),ловък(bg)(lovǎk),изкусен(bg)(izkusen)
• Catalan:hàbil(ca),destre(ca)
• Cebuano:maayo,hanas
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Thuần thục／Thuần thục(zh)(shúliàn),Thành thạo／Thành thạo(zh)(xiánshú),Am hiểu／Am hiểu(zh)(shàncháng)

• Czech:dovedný(cs),obratný(cs),zručný,šikovný(cs)
• Danish:skikket,behændig(da),dygtig(da)
• Dutch:bedreven(nl),vaardig(nl),geschoold(nl),geschikt(nl),bekwaam(nl)
• Esperanto:lerta
• Finnish:taitava(fi),taidokas(fi),lahjakas(fi),etevä(fi)
• French:habile(fr),adroit(fr)
• Galician:xeitoso
• Georgian:მოხერხებული(moxerxebuli),მარჯვე(marǯve),გაწაფული(gac̣apuli),ოსტატური(osṭaṭuri)
• German:geschickt(de),gewandt(de)
• Greek:επιδέξιος(el)(epidéxios)
• Hindi:माहिर(hi)(māhir)
• Hungarian:ügyes(hu)
• Irish:sciliúil
• Italian:esperto(it),destro(it),provetto(it),abile(it),pratico(it)
• Japanese:Thượng thủ(ja)(じょうず, jōzu),Thượng thủ な(ja)(じょうずな, jōzu na),Đắc ý(ja)(とくい, tokui),Thuần thục(ja)(じゅくれん, jukuren),うまい(ja)(umai)
• Kabardian:хуэӏаз(xʷɛʼaz)
• Khmer:ជំនាញ(km)(cumniəñ)
• Korean:잘하다(ko)(jalhada),능숙하다(neungsukhada),수있는(su inneun)(follows a future determiner "-l" of verbs)
• Lao:ເກັ່ງ(lo)(keng)
• Latin:perītus,sollers
• Latvian:veikls,izdarīgs,izmanīgs
• Manx:aghtal
• Maori:ringa rehe,kaiaka,raka
• Mapudungun:trüf
• Norman:scouotre,mannigat
• Norwegian:skikket
• Occitan:abil(oc)
• Old English:cræftig
• Persian:ماهر(phát)(mâher)
• Portuguese:talentoso(pt),habilidoso(pt)
• Romanian:priceput(ro)
• Russian:иску́сный(ru)(iskúsnyj),уме́лый(ru)(umélyj),(dexterous)ло́вкий(ru)(lóvkij)
• Sanskrit:ऋभु(sa)(ṛbhu)
• Scots:canny,handy,knackie
• Scottish Gaelic:làmhach,teòma,sgileil
• Shan:ၵတ်ႉၶႅၼ်ႇ(kâ̰t khèn)
• Spanish:ducho(es),hábil(es),habilidoso(es),mañoso(es),habiloso(es)
• Swedish:skicklig(sv)
• Tajik:моҳир(tg)(mohir)
• Telugu:ఆరితేరిన(āritērina),చేయితిరిగిన(cēyitirigina)
• Thai:เก่ง(th)(gèng)
• Urdu:ماہر(māhir)
• Vietnamese:giỏi(vi),khéo léo(vi),khéo(vi)
• West Frisian:betûft

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