skilful

skil·ful

 (skĭl′fəl)

adj. Chiefly British

Variant of skillful.

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skilful

(ˈskɪlfʊl) or

skillful

adj

1. possessing or displaying accomplishment or skill

2. involving or requiring accomplishment or skill

ˈskilfully, ˈskillfully adv

ˈskilfulness, ˈskillfulness n

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skil•ful

(ˈskɪl fəl)

adj.

Chiefly Brit. skillful.

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skilful

– skilled

1. 'skilful'

Someone who is skilful at something does it very well.

They are a great team with a lot of skilful players.

As an artist, he was very skilful with a pencil.

Skilful is spelled skillful in American English.

2. 'skilled'

Use skilled in front of a noun to describe someone who has been trained to do a particular kind of work and does it very well.

It takes four years to train a skilled engineer.

We need more skilled workers in this country.

You also use skilled in front of a noun to describe work that can only be done by a skilled person.

He was only interested in highly-paid, skilled work.

Weaving was a very skilled job, requiring a five-year apprenticeship.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

skilful - having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" adept, expert, practiced, proficient, skillful, good skilled - having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"

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skilful

adjective expert, skilled, masterly, trained, experienced, able, professional, quick, clever, practised, accomplished, handy, competent, tasty (Brit. informal), apt, adept, proficient, adroit, dexterous his skilful use of light and shade
awkward, bungling, inexperienced, incompetent, clumsy, inept, unskilled, unqualified, amateurish, cowboy (informal), slapdash, cack-handed, inexpert, maladroit, unaccomplished, unskilful, ham-fisted

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Translations

بَارِعماهِر، بارِع

šikovnýzručnýobratný

dygtig

geschicktgewandt

επιδέξιος

hábilducho

taitavataidokas

adroithabile

vješt

fagmannlegur; haglegur

abileesperto

熟練した

숙련된

vakkundig

dyktig

zręczny

habilidoso

искусныйхитрый

spreten

duktig

ซึ่งมีความชำนาญ

becerikliusta

tài giỏi

娴熟的熟练的

skilful

skillful (US) [ˈskɪlfʊl] ADJ → hábil, diestro (at, in en)

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skilful

[ˈskɪlfʊl] (British) skillful (US) adj → habile, adroit(e)

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skilful

, (US) skillful

adj → geschickt; piano-playing etc also → gewandt; sculpture, painting etc → kunstvoll; job → fachgerecht

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skilful

skillful (Am) [ˈskɪlfʊl] adj → abile

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skill

(skil) noun

1. cleverness at doing something, resulting either from practice or from natural ability. This job requires a lot of skill. vaardigheid بَراعَه، حِذْق умение perícia obratnost das Geschick færdighed; dygtighed επιδεξιότηταdestreza, habilidad oskused, vilumus مهارت taito adresse, habiletéמיומן कौशल spretnost, umješnost ügyesség, jártasság, szaktudás keahlian kunnátta, hæfni abilità, bravura 熟練 기술 įgudimas māka; izveicība kemahiran bedrevenheiddyktighet, ferdighetumiejętność, wprawa تكړه توب، مهارت، استاذى: وړتوب (لياقت perícia înde­mâ­nare, abilitate мастерство; искусство obratnosť spretnost veština skicklighet ฝีมือ ustalık, beceri 技能 вправність; спритність مہارت، ہنرمندی sự khéo léo, sự tinh xảo 技能

2. a job or activity that requires training and practice; an art or craft. the basic skills of reading and writing. vaardigheid مَهارَه занаят competência dovednost die Kenntnis færdighed ικανότηταtécnica, arte oskus, kunst هنر ammattitaito technique, capacitéמיומנות कौशल vještina, znanje szakképzettség ketrampilan fag, iðn; tækni, fagkunnátta mestiere, professione 技能 (기술이 필요로 하는) 일 įgūdis prasme; iemaņa kemahiran vaardigheidferdighetumiejętność, sztuka مهارت competência tehnică, capacitate сноровка; уменье zručnosť veščina veština färdighet ความเชี่ยวชาญ beceri 技巧 майстерність, уміння ہنر kĩ năng, kĩ xảo 技巧

ˈskilful adjective

having, or showing, skill. a skilful surgeon; It was very skilful of you to repair my bicycle. vaardig ماهِر، بارِع сръчен habilidoso obratný, šikovný geschickt dygtig επιδέξιος, ικανόςhábil, diestro osav ماهر taitava habile, adroitמיומן कुशल vješt, spretan ügyes ahli fagmannlegur; haglegur abile, bravo 巧みな 능숙한 įgudęs, nagingas kvalificēts; prasmīgs; izveicīgs mahir bekwaamdyktig, flinkwprawny, zręczny ماهر، تكړه، هنرمن habilidoso abil, îndemânatic искусный, умелый;ловкий šikovný, zručný spreten vešt skicklig, duktig ซึ่งมีทักษะ usta, becerikli 熟練的 майстерний, умілий ماہر khéo tay, tài giỏi 熟练的

ˈskilfully adverb

vaardig بِمهارَه، بِبَراعَه сръчно com habilidade obratně geschickt dygtigt επιδέξιαhábilmente osavalt ماهرانه taitavasti habilement בִּמְיוּמָנוּת निपुणता से vješto, spretno ügyesen secara ahli faglega; haglega abilmente 巧みに 능숙하게 meistriškai prasmīgi; meistarīgi dengan mahir bekwaamdyktig zręcznie ماهرانه com habilidade abil, cu abilitate искусно, умело zručne spretno vešto skickligt, duktigt อย่างมีทักษะ ustaca 熟練地 майстерно, уміло ہنرمندی سے khéo tay, tài giỏi 熟练地

ˈskilfulness noun

vaardigheid مهارَه، بَراعَه умение habilidade obratnost die Geschicklichkeit dygtighed επιδεξιότηταhabilidad osavus ماهري taitavuus habiletéמיומנות प्रवीणता, निपुणता vještina, iskustvo ügyesség keahlian leikni; færni abilità 巧みさ 능숙함 nagingumas, sumanumas prasmīgums; meistarība kemahiran bekwaamheiddyktighetwprawa ماهری habilidade abilitate искусность, умение zručnosť spretnost veštost skicklighet ความมีทักษะ ustalık 熟練 майстерність, умілість ہنرمندی sự khéo tay, sự tài giỏi 熟练

skilled adjective

(negative unskilled).

1. (of a person etc) having skill, especially skill gained by training. a skilled craftsman; She is skilled at all types of dressmaking. vaardig ماهِر، بارِع опитен especializado kvalifikovaný erfahren dygtig ειδικευμένος, έμπειροςexperto, cualificado oskuslik, vilunud زبر دست etevä habileמיומן कुशल vješt, kvalificiran gyakorlott trampil faglærður specializzato 熟練した 숙련된 įgudęs, patyręs kvalificēts; prasmīgs orang yang mahir bedreven faglært/-utdannet wykwalifikowany تكړه، ماهر especializado abil (în) опытный, умелый odborný vešč vešt yrkesskicklig, utbildad ซึ่งมีทักษะ usta, becerikli 有技能的，技能熟練的 кваліфікований ہنرمند được đào tạo, lành nghề 有技能的，熟练的

2. (of a job etc) requiring skill. a skilled trade. aangeleerde يَتَطَلَّب مهارَه изискващ опитност especializado kvalifikovaný Fach-... faglært που απαιτεί ειδίκευση especializado oskusi nõudev مجرب ammattitaitoinen qualifiéמיומן कौशल वाला रोजगार इत्यादि stručan szakképzett; szak- memerlukan keahlian sem krefst kunnáttu/fagmennsku specializzato 熟練を要する 숙련을 요하는 kvalifikuotas kvalificēts kemahiran geschoold som krever fagutdanning wymagający wprawy ماهر especializado calificat квалифицированный odborný kvalificiran stručan kvalificerad ซึ่งมีความชำนาญ ustalık isteyen 需要技能的 кваліфікований مہارت طلب lành nghề 需要技能的

skilful is spelt with -l- (not -ll-).

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skilful

→ بَارِع zručný dygtig geschickt επιδέξιος hábil taitava adroit vješt abile 熟練した 숙련된 vakkundig dyktig zręczny habilidoso искусный duktig ซึ่งมีความชำนาญ becerikli tài giỏi 娴熟的

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