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Meaning of "prowess" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROWESS

From Old French proesce, from prou good.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROWESS

prowess  [ˈpraʊɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROWESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prowess is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROWESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prowess in the English dictionary

The definition of prowess in the dictionary is outstanding or superior skill or ability. Other definition of prowess is bravery or fearlessness, esp in battle.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROWESS


allantois
ˌælənˈtəʊɪs
chorioallantois
ˌkɒrɪəʊˌælənˈtəʊɪs
loess
ˈləʊɪs
Powys
ˈpaʊɪs
tenuis
ˈtɛnjʊɪs
vowess
ˈvaʊɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROWESS

provokingly
provolone
provost
provost court
provost guard
provost marshal
provostry
provostship
prow
prowar
prowessed
prowl
prowl car
prowler
prowling
prowlingly
prox.
proxemic
proxemics
proxies

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROWESS

cocktail dress
congress
dress
express
fitness
guess
in the wilderness
Jewess
less
much less
press
princess
process
progress
stainless
stress
success
unless
wellness
wireless

Synonyms and antonyms of prowess in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROWESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «prowess» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of prowess

Translation of «prowess» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROWESS

Find out the translation of prowess to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prowess from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prowess» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

杰出的技能
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

destreza
570 millions of speakers

English

prowess
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कौशल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

براعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

доблесть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

destreza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরাক্রম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prouesses
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keberanian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Können
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

あっぱれな腕前
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

훌륭한 솜씨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepenak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sức mạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पराक्रम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kahramanlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prodezze
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dzielność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

доблесть
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

priceperea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανδρεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bekwaamheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tapperhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prowess
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prowess

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROWESS»

The term «prowess» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.439 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROWESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prowess

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10 QUOTES WITH «PROWESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prowess.
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Nita Ambani
Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical fitness and mental prowess.
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Dale Archer
Beauty is an asset, just like physical prowess, charisma, brains or emotional intelligence. The key with any gift is in the way that you use it. It doesn't define you as a person. Rather, it's an asset to be used judiciously and with an understanding of how it is just a small part of who you are.
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Seth Berkley
Science is one of the comparative advantages of our knowledge-based economy, and focusing on our prowess in providing better tools to address diseases of poverty is one of the best forms of foreign aid.
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Harsha Bhogle
In sports teams, apart from talk of sporting prowess and the imparting of inspirational thought, an extraordinary amount of time is spent discussing, and flaunting, material possessions.
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Kathryn Bigelow
Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before.
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Van Wyck Brooks
People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.
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Margaret Geller
The United States is a leader across a broad range of scientific disciplines. Our technological prowess is part of our greatness as a nation. Sadly, among the rich industrialized nations, we also lead by a substantial margin in the rate of poverty among children.
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Ellen Gilchrist
In the schools of small Midwestern towns, the only aristocracies are of beauty, intelligence, and athletic prowess.
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Tracy Hickman
One of the wonderful things about Batman is that he is just a man. He doesn't have superpowers or extraordinary powers other than his tremendous intellect and physical prowess.
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Ken Livingstone
I was a weedy kid, not like one of those working-class men who can accommodate not being academically clever by physical strength and prowess.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROWESS»

Discover the use of prowess in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prowess and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Innovation Prowess: Leadership Strategies for Accelerating ...
In this essential guide, Day reveals how to build this prowess by combining discipline in growth-seeking activities with an organizational ability to innovate.
George Day, 2013
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Power and Prowess: The Origins of Brooke Kingship in Sarawak
A reinterpretation of Sarawak history, Power and Prowess explores the network of power, economic and ritual relationships that developed on the northwest coast of Borneo in the mid-19th century, from which a coalition led by James Brooke ...
J. H. Walker, 2002
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Solitary prowess: the transcendentalist poetry of Emily ...
R.C. Allen puts Emily Dickinson's work in an entirely new perspective, looking less at the historical personage named Emily Dickinson than at the cosmic self she cherished, "ED." An archetypal study of transcendentalism as it appears in her ...
Rupert C. Allen, 2005
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Prowess
Each human being has a prowess. There are six and a half billion prowesses on the Earth. This book reveals one of them
Duane Romana, 2009
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Reclaiming male sexuality: a guide to potency, vitality, and ...
This book is based on the latest research on conventional medical treatments, holistic treatments, nutritional and herbal remedies, and lifestyle and attitude modifications. Reclaiming Male Sexuality brings these new cures into the open.
George Ryan, 1997
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Live, Learn, Love!: The Path to Your Prowess
You can have it all! Dr Kogi Naidoo is a devoted mother, wife, and author who has inspired thousands to live their greatest lives. In "Live, Learn, Love! "Kogi shares the best of her experiences with you.
Kogi Naidoo, 2012
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History, Culture, and Region in Southeast Asian Perspectives
A. "Hindu". Man. of. Prowess. The Sanskrit inscription of Vat Luong Kau, believed to be written no later than the second half of the fifth century, states that King Devanika visited Vat Phu.1 He was no ordinary person; he had been "inundated" by ...
O. W. Wolters, 1999
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"But the Page of Prowess": Personal Satire, Humanist ...
Keywords. Thomas Nashe, Gabriel Harvey, Elizabethan Literature, Print Culture, Satire
Sean Michael Morris, 2008
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Fluid Iron: State Formation in Southeast Asia
Wolters' use of Weberian concepts and allusions to Geertzean conceits to disprove rather than affirm the existence of a political entity that could be called a state is well illustrated by the following characterization of the "man of prowess" at  ...
Tony Day, 2002
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The Book of Chivalry of Geoffroi de Charny: Text, Context, ...
Winchester as riding out "to do chivalry" (porfaire chcvalerie )** making the link with prowess as complete as his statement is terse. The young hero of Lancelot do Lac innocently but tellingly asks his protectress, the Lady of the Lake, what ...
Richard W. Kaeuper, Elspeth Kennedy, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROWESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prowess is used in the context of the following news items.
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Show off your barbecue prowess at Friendly Fires in Peterborough …
Are you the king or queen of barbecue? You can prove it on Saturday (July 25). Friendly Fires is hosting its fourth annual Kawartha BBQ Competition at its store ... «Kawartha Media Group, Jul 15»
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45 teams show prowess at SAE EFFI-CYCLE
On the first day, 45 teams displayed their prowess while remaining teams will give presentation on Sunday. SAE NIS EFFI-CYCLE is an inter-collegiate design ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Seattle International Dance Festival finale promises prowess, wizardry
Ciudad Interior strikes a fine balance between dance prowess and technical wizardry in “Kinetica,” as a video feed translates the dancers' images and ... «The Seattle Times, Jun 15»
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Iran Military Prowess Advances Amid Nuclear Talks, Pentagon Says
Iran continues to develop technologies that “could be applicable to nuclear weapons,” including ballistic missiles, at the same time it's working to complete a ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
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Google Touts Machine-Learning Prowess to Shareholders
Google GOOGL -3.22% executives touted for shareholders the company's achievements in training computers to “think,” underscoring the importance of ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
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Lightning on Rangers' Game 7 prowess: They haven't beat us
Captain Steven Stamkos (left) says the Lightning aren't going to "feel sorry for themselves" after Tuesday night's Game 6 loss to the Rangers. Photo: NHLI via ... «New York Post, May 15»
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MSOE students put their innovative prowess on display
Andrew Almquist demonstrates how the Sprigs system works at the MSOE senior project show Friday at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Sprigs is the ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 15»
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Washington left behind in the race for sporting prowess
All sports, like politics, may be local but even Martians probably know that baseball's Chicago Cubs have not won the World Series since 1908, the longest ... «Financial Times, May 15»
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Salesforce's Cloud Prowess, Cost Pose Dilemma for Microsoft
(Bloomberg) –- As Microsoft Corp. mulls whether to launch a bid for Salesforce.com Inc., it will have to weigh the benefits of a big expansion in cloud computing ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
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Sporting prowess is in the blood for Michael Schumacher's daughter …
THE daughter of stricken Formula One legend Michael Schumacher seems to have inherited her father's sporting prowess as she wowed the crowds at a horse ... «Express.co.uk, Apr 15»

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