Definitions for prowess
ˈpraʊ ɪsprow·ess

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. prowessnoun

   Skillfulness and manual ability; adroitness or dexterity.

   Etymology: From proeche (Modern French: prouesse)

2. prowessnoun

   Distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism

   Etymology: From proeche (Modern French: prouesse)

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

1. 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(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.

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. Francis M. Faber Jr.:

   Famous shipbuilders such as Donald Mackay referred to a certain part of his ships as having a 'forepeak'. Has anyone discovered any of his contemporaries as seeking to exceed his prowess by incorporating five, six or more 'peaks' in their ship design?

2. 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.

3. Sanjay Gupta:

   They had an illness for about two weeks, and three months later, they're still not feeling' quite right,' they were aggressive athletes or were exercising and... they still haven't gotten back to that prowess that they were pre-illness.

4. Tom Brady:

   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.

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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