skilfulnessn.
/ˈskɪlfʊlnɪs/ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > [noun] > quality of being reasonable
reasona1325
skilfulnessc1440
reasonableness?c1510
rationality1628
reasonability1653
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 457/2 Skylfulnesse, racionabilitas.
2. The quality of being skilful; dexterity.
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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun]
craftOE
skilla1300
quaintnessc1390
craftiness?a1425
curiousnessc1440
skilfulness1561
virtuosoship1920
multi-skilling1983
1561 R. Eden in tr. M. Cortés Arte Nauigation Pref. sig. ¶iv The experte skylfulnesse of so excellent a Pilot.
1611 Bible (King James) Psalms lxxviii. 72 He..guided them by the skilfulnesse of his hands. View more context for this quotation
1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 262 in Justice Vindicated So little avails the skilfulness of the Pilot.
1709 Brit. Apollo: Supernumerary Paper Apr. He outstrip'd the Starter in the skillfulness of War.
1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. ii. xxxv. 336 For want of skilfulness in the pilots.
1885 Manch. Examiner 7 Aug. 5/2 A panegyric upon the skilfulness of their administration.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > [noun] > knowledge of, acquaintance
kithc900
acquaintancec1540
skill1587
skilfulnessa1656
acquaintedness1661
a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) 853 The Iberians had the better of it, through their skilfulnesse of the places.
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