What does prowess mean?
Definitions for prowessˈpraʊ ɪs
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word prowess.
Princeton's WordNet
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
prowess(Noun)
Skillfulness and manual ability; adroitness or dexterity.
prowess(Noun)
Distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism
Origin: From proeche (Modern French: prouesse)
Webster Dictionary
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
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.]
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
Sample Sentences & Example Usage
Cyber warfare is as much about psychological strategy as technical prowess.
Let's not forget the ideological aspect of this, it's important to them to have this ability to demonstrate technological prowess.
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.
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.
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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From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- dovednost, obratnost, zručnost, hrdinstvíCzech
- Heldenmut, Fähigkeiten, Können, TapferkeitGerman
- ανδρεία, δεξιότηταGreek
- destreza, capacidad, habilidad, proezaSpanish
- taitavuus, sankaruusFinnish
- fait d'armes, adresse, exploit, prouesse, dextérité, héroïsme, haut fait, habiletéFrench
- calmachtIrish
- խիզախություն, ճարպկություն, հմտությունArmenian
- prodezzaItalian
- תעוזהHebrew
- 武勇, 技量Japanese
- ririMāori
- bekwaamheid, heldenmoed, dapperheidDutch
- destrezaPortuguese
- умение, храбрость, отвага, мастерство, удаль, доблестьRussian
- spretnost, одважност, odvažnost, спретностSerbo-Croatian
- hjältemod, tapperhet, skicklighetSwedish
- galing, abilidadTagalog
- yiğitlik, cesaret, maharet, hüner, kahramanlıkTurkish
- 实力Chinese
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