Prowess

Quick meaning: Prowess is a noun meaning (uncountable) Skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise; dexterity, mastery, or proficiency.

Meaning

(uncountable) Skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise; dexterity, mastery, or proficiency.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) Distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism.
2. (countable) An act of prowess.

Example Sentences

That libertie Poets of late in their invectives have exceeded: they have borne their ſword up where it is not lawfull for a poynado, that is but the page of proweſſe, to intermeddle.

[…] But, wroth because this man in full assembly, / Came and reviled thee, thou wouldst shew thy prowess, / The prowess that attends thee, that henceforth / Not e'er a man might think to scorn thy prowess, […]

A beautiful great lady, past her prime, / Behold her dreaming in her easy chair; / Grey robed, and veiled, in laces old and rare, / Her smiling eyes see but the vanished time / Of splendid prowess, and of deeds sublime.

There is such a sense of inferiority sometimes when it comes to facing Germany, with all their World Cups, their penalty prowess and easy sophistication, it might come as a surprise to learn that, in head-to-head encounters, England actually match their opponents.

Word Forms

• prowesses

Synonyms for prowess

Depending on context, synonyms include mastery, expertise, competence, valor, artistry, art.

Antonyms for prowess

Common opposites include incompetence, ineptitude, cowardice.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include artistry, art, dexterity, power, capability, expertise.

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