the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well

Carpentry was one of his many skills.

competent excellence in performance; expertness; dexterity

The dancers performed with skill.

a craft, trade, or job requiring manual dexterity or special training in which a person has competence and experience

the skill of cabinetmaking.

Obsolete . understanding; discernment.

Obsolete . reason; cause.

noun

ignorance , inability , incapability , incapacity , inexperience , clumsiness , empiricism , inexpertness , maladroitness , quackery

noun

accomplishment , address , adroitness , aptitude , art , artistry , cleverness , clout , command , competence , craft , cunning , deftness , dexterity , dodge * , ease , experience , expertise , expertism , expertness , facility , finesse , goods * , handiness , ingenuity , intelligence , job , knack * , know-how * , line , makings , moxie * , one’s thing , profession , proficiency , prowess , quickness , readiness , right stuff * , savvy * , skillfulness , sleight , smarts * , stuff * , technique , trade , what it takes , adeptness , knack , mastery , dexterousness , ability , ambidexterity , artifice , capability , capacity , efficiency , faculty , forte , gift , inventiveness , know-how , knowledge , method , mystique , occupation , repertoire , savoir faire , science , talent , technic , training , virtuosity