Expertness
['ɛkspə:tnis]
Definition
(noun.) skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge.
Edited by Hamilton--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Skill derived from practice; readiness; as, expertness in seamanship, or in reasoning.
Inputed by Gustav
Examples
- Hence the lamentable waste in carrying over such expertness as is achieved in dealing with them to the affairs of life beyond the schoolroom. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Adrian also could swim--but the weakness of his frame prevented him from feeling pleasure in the exercise, or acquiring any great expertness. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Edited by Gertrude