Definitions for prowess
ˈpraʊ ɪsprowess

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. art, artistry, prowess(noun)

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

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prowess(Noun)

   Skillfulness and manual ability; adroitness or dexterity.

2. prowess(Noun)

   Distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism

Origin: From proeche (Modern French: prouesse)

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Prowess(adj)

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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prowess

   Valor; bravery in the field; military gallantry.

How to pronounce prowess?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Euan Graham:

   Let's not forget the ideological aspect of this, it's important to them to have this ability to demonstrate technological prowess.

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. Anuj Somany:

   Material dust in mind acts like only rust for it corrodes the thinking prowess of a person who then can’t even identity the people worth to own trust.

5. Anuj Somany:

   It has got nothing to do with the prowess of a selected person’s mind, but they find and recruit the people of their kind only to show the standard and the class of their own house.

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