Definitions for prowess
ˈpraʊ ɪsprow·ess

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. art, artistry, prowessnoun

   a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation

   "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. prowessnoun

   Skillfulness and manual ability; adroitness or dexterity.

2. prowessnoun

   Distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism

3. Etymology: From proeche (Modern French: prouesse)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prowessnoun

   Bravery; valour; military gallantry.

   Etymology: prodezza, Italian; prouesse, Fr.

   Men of such prowess, as not to know fear in themselves, and yet to teach it in others that should deal with them; for they had often made their lives triumph over most terrible dangers, never dismayed, and ever fortunate. Philip Sidney.

   I hope
   That your wisdom will direct my thought,
   Or that your prowess can me yield relief. Fa. Queen.

   By heav’ns mere grace, not by our prowess done. F. Qu.

   Henry the fifth,
   By his prowess conquered all France. William Shakespeare.

   Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem,
   But that ’tis shewn in treason. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   Those are they
   First seen in acts of prowess eminent,
   And great exploits; but of true virtue void. John Milton.

   These beyond compare of mortal prowess. John Milton.

   Michael! of cœlestial armies prince;
   And thou in military prowess next,
   Gabriel! John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vi.

   The vigour of this arm was never vain,
   And that my wonted prowess I retain,
   Witness these heaps of slaughter on the plain. Dryden.

   These were the entertainments of the softer nations, that fell under the virtue and prowess of the two last empires. William Temple.

ChatGPTRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. prowess

   Prowess is the superior skill, ability, or expertise in a particular activity or field. It indicates an exceptional or superior ability to perform or achieve something, often in a way that is admired or respected by others. It can also refer to exceptional bravery or valor, especially in combat or battle.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prowessadjective

   distinguished bravery; valor; especially, military bravery and skill; gallantry; intrepidity; fearlessness

2. Etymology: [OF. proece, proesce, F. prouesse. See Prow, a.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prowess

   prow′es, n. bravery, esp. in war: valour: daring.—adj. Prow (arch.), brave, valiant:—superl. Prow′est. [O. Fr. prou (Fr. preux), perh. from prod in prodesse, to do good.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prowess

   Valor; bravery in the field; military gallantry.

Matched Categories

1. • Superior Skill

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prowess in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prowess in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of prowess in a Sentence

1. James Scott:

   Cyber warfare is as much about psychological strategy as technical prowess.

2. William Ruto:

   Kenya is known worldwide for her athletics prowess and this is why we recalled Parliament from recess to pass the anti-doping legislation because we want to run clean sports, anybody caught in any future doping scandal will be jailed for three years or fined 3 million Kenyan shilling ($29,721) because we want to get rid of crooked people misleading our athletes from our midst.

3. Seneca:

   Without an adversary prowess shrivels. We see how great and efficient it really is only when it shows by endurance what it is capable of.

4. Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel:

   There is no military solution to this. We are up against an ideology, we are up against a reality, a set of dynamics we've never seen before -- sophistication of social media, the military prowess, the tactical strategic prowess that ISIS possesses, the funding.

5. Jack Kim:

   In this year of the seventh party congress, the military and the people accomplished the great success in the first hydrogen bomb test and the launch of an earth observation satellite, Kwangmyongsong-4, to brilliantly illuminate the prowess of Juche Joson, unprecedented results have been accomplished.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prowess
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prowess
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prowess
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prowess
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=prowess
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html