What does prowess mean?
Definitions for prowess
ˈpraʊ ɪsprow·ess
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
Wiktionary
prowessnoun
Skillfulness and manual ability; adroitness or dexterity.
prowessnoun
Distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism
Etymology: From proeche (Modern French: prouesse)
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Prowessadjective
distinguished bravery; valor; especially, military bravery and skill; gallantry; intrepidity; fearlessness
Etymology: [OF. proece, proesce, F. prouesse. See Prow, a.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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 Gazetteer
prowess
Valor; bravery in the field; military gallantry.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prowess in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prowess in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of prowess in a Sentence
Cyber warfare is as much about psychological strategy as technical prowess.
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.
If I was Tom Brady, I would take a deep breath, I’d swallow, go and see the psychiatrist, and say, ‘Hey, I overreacted,’? because Tom put the kid’s behavior out there. It’s really Tom’s fault. And I don’t know Tom — I’m a great admirer of his physical prowess and his football ability — but don’t put your kid up on an Internet show and then get pissed when people comment on her behavior. You’re putting it out there for people to comment on. That’s what a TV show is.
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.
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.
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- شجاعةArabic
- zručnost, dovednost, obratnost, hrdinstvíCzech
- Tapferkeit, Können, Heldenmut, FähigkeitenGerman
- ανδρεία, δεξιότηταGreek
- proeza, habilidad, destreza, capacidadSpanish
- توانمندیPersian
- sankaruus, taitavuusFinnish
- exploit, adresse, fait d'armes, habileté, héroïsme, prouesse, dextérité, haut faitFrench
- calmachtIrish
- ճարպկություն, հմտություն, խիզախությունArmenian
- prodezzaItalian
- תעוזהHebrew
- 技量, 武勇Japanese
- ririMāori
- dapperheid, bekwaamheid, heldenmoedDutch
- destrezaPortuguese
- удаль, мастерство, умение, отвага, доблесть, храбростьRussian
- odvažnost, одважност, spretnost, спретностSerbo-Croatian
- tapperhet, skicklighet, hjältemodSwedish
- வீரம்Tamil
- abilidad, galingTagalog
- yiğitlik, kahramanlık, hüner, maharet, cesaretTurkish
- גוואַלדYiddish
- 实力Chinese
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