[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prowess/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) / prowess

# prowess

noun (no plural)

«prowess» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Prowess is great skill or bravery, especially in fighting or in sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prowess/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales, the great courage or strength of a hero in battle or in contests

### Examples

- The knight won fame by his prowess in battle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prowess/#x1)
- They boasted of their prowess at wrestling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prowess/#x2)
- His prowess in war was marvellous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prowess/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prowess» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prowess/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prowess» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prowess.html) on Mova free.