Skilled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or showing or requiring special skill

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɪld/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɪld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɪld/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈɪld/.

Examples

only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team
a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience
a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

unskilled

Parts of Speech

adjective

having or showing or requiring special skill

“only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kompetent

besondere Fähigkeiten besitzen, zeigen oder erfordern

🇫🇷French

qualifié

avoir ou montrer ou nécessiter une compétence particulière

🇪🇸Spanish

experto

tener o mostrar o requerir habilidad especial

🇮🇹Italian

esperto

avere, mostrare o richiedere abilità speciali

🇳🇱Dutch

bekwaam

speciale vaardigheden hebben of tonen of vereisen

🇵🇹Portuguese

habilidoso

ter, mostrar ou exigir habilidade especial

🇷🇺Russian

опытный

имеющий или демонстрирующий или требующий особых навыков

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुशल

विशेष कौशल होना या दिखाना या उसकी आवश्यकता होना

🇧🇩Bengali

দক্ষ

থাকা বা দেখানো বা বিশেষ দক্ষতার প্রয়োজন

🇮🇳Tamil

திறமையான

சிறப்புத் திறனைக் கொண்டிருத்தல் அல்லது காட்டுதல் அல்லது தேவைப்படுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నైపుణ్యం కలవాడు

ప్రత్యేక నైపుణ్యాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా చూపించడం లేదా అవసరం

🇮🇳Marathi

कुशल

विशेष कौशल्य असणे किंवा दर्शविणे किंवा आवश्यक आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કુશળ

વિશેષ કૌશલ્ય હોવું અથવા દર્શાવવું અથવા તેની જરૂર છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನುರಿತ

ವಿಶೇಷ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ತೋರಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈദഗ്ധ്യമുള്ള

പ്രത്യേക വൈദഗ്ധ്യം ഉള്ളതോ കാണിക്കുന്നതോ ആവശ്യമുള്ളതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੁਨਰਮੰਦ

ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਹੁਨਰ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہنر مند

ہونا یا دکھانا یا خصوصی مہارت کی ضرورت ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

熟练

拥有或表现出或需要特殊技能

🇯🇵Japanese

熟練した

特別なスキルを持っているか、示しているか、または必要としている

🇰🇷Korean

숙련된

특별한 기술을 갖거나 보여주거나 요구하는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có tay nghề cao

có hoặc thể hiện hoặc yêu cầu kỹ năng đặc biệt

🇹🇭Thai

มีทักษะ

มีหรือแสดงหรือต้องใช้ความสามารถพิเศษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

terampil

memiliki atau menunjukkan atau memerlukan keahlian khusus

🇵🇭Filipino

sanay

pagkakaroon o pagpapakita o nangangailangan ng espesyal na kasanayan

🇲🇾Malay

berkemahiran

mempunyai atau menunjukkan atau memerlukan kemahiran khas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ماهر

وجود أو إظهار أو تتطلب مهارة خاصة

🇮🇷Persian

ماهر

داشتن یا نشان دادن یا نیاز به مهارت خاصی

🇹🇷Turkish

yetenekli

özel beceriye sahip olmak veya göstermek veya gerektiren

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְיוּמָן

בעל או מראה או דורש מיומנות מיוחדת

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