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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹaʊɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹaʊəs/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈpɹæɔəs/ [General-Australian], [ˈpɹæɔɜs] [General-Australian] Audio: en-au-prowess.ogg Forms: prowesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English prowesse, prouwesse, proues, prouesce, prouesse (“bravery in battle; act of bravery; excellence; nobility of character; intelligence”), from Old French proeche, proesce, proeësche (“goodness; excellence; bravery”), from Old French preu, prou, prouz, proz, pruz (“good; excellent; brave”). Compare English proud. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|prowesse}} Middle English prowesse, {{der|en|fro|proeche}} Old French proeche, {{der|en|fro|preu}} Old French preu, {{cog|en|proud}} English proud Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} prowess (countable and uncountable, plural prowesses)
  1. (uncountable) Skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise; dexterity, mastery, or proficiency. Tags: uncountable Translations (skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise): հմտություն (hmtutʻyun) (Armenian), ճարպկություն (čarpkutʻyun) (Armenian), сръчност (srǎčnost) (Bulgarian), 技藝 (Chinese Cantonese), 技艺 (gei⁶ ngai⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), zručnost [feminine] (Czech), obratnost [feminine] (Czech), dovednost [feminine] (Czech), zdatnost [feminine] (Czech), šikovnost [feminine] (Czech), bekwaamheid [feminine] (Dutch), taitavuus (Finnish), habileté [feminine] (French), dextérité [feminine] (French), adresse [feminine] (French), habilidade [feminine] (Galician), Können [neuter] (German), Fähigkeiten [plural] (German), δεξιότητα (dexiótita) [feminine] (Greek), prodezza [feminine] (Italian), destrezza [feminine] (Italian), 技量 (giryō) (alt: ぎりょう) (Japanese), 기량 (giryang) (Korean), destreza [feminine] (Portuguese), мастерство́ (masterstvó) [neuter] (Russian), уме́ние (uménije) [neuter] (Russian), спретност [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), spretnost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), habilidad [feminine] (Spanish), capacidad [feminine] (Spanish), destreza [feminine] (Spanish), skicklighet (Swedish), abilidad (Tagalog), galing (Tagalog), hüner (Turkish), maharet (Turkish)
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  2. (uncountable) Distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism. Tags: uncountable
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  3. (countable) An act of prowess.
    An act of adroitness or dexterity.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
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  4. (countable) An act of prowess.
    An act of distinguished bravery or courage; a heroic deed.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of distinguished bravery): heldendaad [feminine, masculine] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-prowess-en-noun-doFqKlop Disambiguation of 'act of distinguished bravery': 3 38 9 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prowessed [adjective] Related terms: prow Translations (distinguished bravery or courage): խիզախություն (xizaxutʻyun) (Armenian), храброст (hrabrost) (Bulgarian), hrdinství [neuter] (Czech), neohroženost [feminine] (Czech), odvaha [feminine] (Czech), heldenmoed [masculine] (Dutch), dapperheid [feminine] (Dutch), braveco [singular] (Esperanto), sankaruus (Finnish), urheus (Finnish), prouesse [feminine] (French), héroïsme [masculine] (French), exploit [masculine] (French), fait d’armes [masculine] (French), haut fait [masculine] (French), proeza [feminine] (Galician), Heldenmut [masculine] (German), Tapferkeit [feminine] (German), ανδρεία (andreía) [feminine] (Greek), calmacht [feminine] (Irish), prodezza (Italian), 武勇 (buyū) (alt: ぶゆう) (Japanese), 무용 (muyong) (Korean), riri (Maori), proeza [feminine] (Portuguese), хра́брость (xrábrostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), у́даль (údalʹ) [feminine] (Russian), отва́га (otvága) [feminine] (Russian), शवस् (śavas) [neuter] (Sanskrit), одважност [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), odvažnost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), proeza [feminine] (Spanish), tapperhet (Swedish), hjältemod (Swedish), cesaret (Turkish), kahramanlık (Turkish), yiğitlik (Turkish), yüreklilik (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'distinguished bravery or courage': 3 53 0 44

Inflected forms

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          "text": "That libertie Poets of late in their invectives have exceeded: they have borne their ſword up where it is not lawfull for a poynado, that is but the page of proweſſe, to intermeddle.",
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          "ref": "1869 July, “Art. VI.—Memoir of Sir William Hamilton, Bart., Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the University of Edinburgh. By John Veitch, M.A., Professor of Logic and Rhetoric in the University of Glasgow. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1869.”, in The North British Review, volume L, number C, Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas, →OCLC, page 493:",
          "text": "I recollect hearing […] of his [Sir William Hamilton's] simple, independent, meditative habits, ruggedly athletic modes of exercise, fondness for his big dog, etc. etc.: […] I did not witness, much less share in, any of the swimming or other athletic prowesses.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Christopher Hodapp, “From Darkness to Light”, in Richard Harris, editor, Solomon’s Builders: Freemasons, Founding Fathers and the Secrets of Washington, D.C., Berkeley, Calif.: Ulysses Press, →ISBN, pages 35–36:",
          "text": "As the Middle Ages drew to a close and the Renaissance rose like a new sun, knowledge of philosophy and the sciences became objects of interest to a nobility that had once held only skill in battle as a prowess worth attaining.",
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        }
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        "An act of prowess.",
        "An act of adroitness or dexterity."
      ],
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        "(countable) An act of prowess.",
        "An act of adroitness or dexterity."
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "Middle English terms with quotations",
        "Requests for translations of Middle English quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “Capitulum viij”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book V, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC, leaf 87, recto; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC, page 173, lines 11–15:",
          "text": "Thenne the batails approuched and ſhoue and ſhowted on bothe ſydes / many men ouerthrowen / hurte / & ſlayn and grete valyaunces / proweſſes and appertyces of werre were that day ſhewed […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1851, Charles Fourier, “Ulterlogue”, in Hugh Doherty, transl., The Passions of the Human Soul, and Their Influence on Society and Civilization. […] In Two Volumes, volume II, London: Hippolyte Bailliere, […], →OCLC, page 88:",
          "text": "If it is deemed of so much importance, why has no attention been paid to the effects of general friendship, such as certain military prowesses, in which you see a portion of a regiment sacrifice itself in support of another portion?",
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        }
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        "An act of prowess.",
        "An act of distinguished bravery or courage; a heroic deed."
      ],
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          "heroic"
        ],
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        "(countable) An act of prowess.",
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      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɹaʊəs/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹæɔəs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɹæɔɜs]",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hmtutʻyun",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "word": "հմտություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čarpkutʻyun",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "word": "ճարպկություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "srǎčnost",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "word": "сръчност"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "word": "技藝"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gei⁶ ngai⁶",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "word": "技艺"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zručnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obratnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dovednost"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zdatnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "šikovnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bekwaamheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "word": "taitavuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "habileté"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dextérité"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "adresse"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "habilidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Können"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Fähigkeiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dexiótita",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "δεξιότητα"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prodezza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "destrezza"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぎりょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "giryō",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "word": "技量"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "giryang",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "word": "기량"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "destreza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "masterstvó",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "мастерство́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uménije",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "уме́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "спретност"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spretnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "habilidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "capacidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "destreza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "word": "skicklighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "word": "abilidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "word": "galing"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "word": "hüner"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise",
      "word": "maharet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xizaxutʻyun",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "word": "խիզախություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "hrabrost",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "word": "храброст"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hrdinství"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "neohroženost"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "odvaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heldenmoed"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dapperheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "braveco"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "word": "sankaruus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "word": "urheus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prouesse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "héroïsme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "exploit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fait d’armes"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "haut fait"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "proeza"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Heldenmut"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Tapferkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "andreía",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ανδρεία"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "calmacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "word": "prodezza"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぶゆう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "buyū",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "word": "武勇"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "muyong",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "word": "무용"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "word": "riri"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "proeza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xrábrostʹ",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "хра́брость"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "údalʹ",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "у́даль"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvága",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "отва́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "śavas",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "शवस्"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "одважност"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "odvažnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "proeza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "word": "tapperhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "word": "hjältemod"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "word": "cesaret"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "word": "kahramanlık"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "word": "yiğitlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "distinguished bravery or courage",
      "word": "yüreklilik"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "act of distinguished bravery",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heldendaad"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prowess"
}

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