Prowess
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Prowess \Prow"ess\, n. [OF. proece, proesce, F. prouesse. See
{Prow}, a.]
Distinguished bravery; valor; especially, military bravery
and skill; gallantry; intrepidity; fearlessness. --Chaucer.
Sir P. Sidney.
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He by his prowess conquered all France. --Shak.
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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
106 Moby Thesaurus words for "prowess":
Dutch courage, ability, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship,
aptitude, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, boldness, braveness,
bravery, bravura, brilliance, capability, capacity, chivalrousness,
chivalry, cleverness, command, competence, conspicuous gallantry,
control, coordination, courage, courageousness, craft,
craftsmanship, cunning, daring, dauntlessness, deftness, dexterity,
dexterousness, dextrousness, diplomacy, doughtiness, efficiency,
expertise, facility, fearlessness, finesse, fortitude, gallantness,
gallantry, gallantry under fire, genius, grace, greatheartedness,
grip, handiness, heroicalness, heroism, horsemanship,
ingeniousness, ingenuity, intrepidity, intrepidness, knightliness,
know-how, lionheartedness, manfulness, manhood, manliness,
marksmanship, martial spirit, mastership, mastery, mettle,
military spirit, pot-valor, practical ability, proficiency,
quickness, readiness, resource, resourcefulness, savoir-faire,
savvy, seamanship, skill, skillfulness, sleight, soldierly quality,
stalwartness, stoutheartedness, stoutness, style, tact,
tactfulness, talent, technical brilliance, technical mastery,
technical skill, technique, timing, valiance, valiancy, valor,
valorousness, virtue, virtuosity, wit, wizardry, workmanship
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