skill

/skɪl/

ability to do something well

She has excellent communication skills.

She is very good at communicating.

general

An ability or expertise developed through training or experience.

His technical skills are impressive.

He is very good at technical tasks.

Can refer to both innate talent and learned abilities.

Collocations

soft skillspersonal attributes like communication and teamworkhard skillstechnical abilities specific to a jobtransferable skillsabilities useful in multiple jobs

a collection of abilities

to improve one's skills

'Skill' is often learned, while 'talent' is often innate.

Skills is often used in plural to refer to multiple abilities.

Middle English 'skille' (discernment, distinction), from Old Norse 'skil' (distinction, difference).

Often used in plural form to refer to multiple abilities.

skill

ability or expertise

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