Definition of skill

• n. - Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.
• n. - Knowledge; understanding.
• n. - The familiar knowledge of any art or science, united with readiness and dexterity in execution or performance, or in the application of the art or science to practical purposes; power to discern and execute; ability to perceive and perform; expertness; aptitude; as, the skill of a mathematician, physician, surgeon, mechanic, etc.
• n. - Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.
• n. - Any particular art.
• v. t. - To know; to understand.
• v. i. - To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in performance.
• v. i. - To make a difference; to signify; to matter; -- used impersonally.