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[ US /ˈpɹaʊəs/ ]
[ UK /pɹˈa‍ʊɛs/ ]
NOUN
  1. a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
    it's quite an art
    the art of conversation

How To Use prowess In A Sentence

  • So spake he, and Athene was mightily angered at heart, and chid Odysseus in wrathful words: ‘Odysseus, thou hast no more steadfast might nor any prowess, as when for nine whole years continually thou didst battle with the Trojans for high born Helen, of the white arms, and many men thou slewest in terrible warfare, and by thy device the wide-wayed city of Priam was taken. Book XXII
  • DESPITE his great attacking prowess and capacity to find the net fairly on a regular basis, he does not come across as a penalty taker. The Sun
  • It is true - his oratorial skills are only matched by his prowess as an actor!
  • He added that irrespective of technical prowess, security consulting required more than just technical skills.
  • Unfortunately it was merely the not inconsiderable technical prowess of his dancers that Page showed off in his emotionally inexpressive choreography.
  • You are applauded for your professional prowess and dexterity in a business venture.
  • However he was very popular with the lords and chieftains of his day as he stayed in their castles and manors and wrote of their prowess and lineage.
  • The American scientist was to be prized not just for intellectual prowess, but technical facility.
  • This may be a first for international diplomacy: a world leader bragging about the prowess of his nation's hookers. Times, Sunday Times
  • The success of this cosmopolitan mollusk has much to do with its prowess as a swash rider.
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