PROWESS


Meaning of PROWESS in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

military

But Aurangzeb was rarely prepared to rely on military prowess alone.

Her military prowess should not have been doubted.

physical

He was better trained than anybody in our section, and the Corporals admired his physical prowess .

Growing up where I did, I understood and admired physical prowess , and there was an abundance of muscle here.

It was where physical prowess was under constant assessment and where a boy's self-respect could be built up or crushed.

The researchers cautioned that the study only predicts the likelihood that a child will be predisposed to physical prowess .

The less we have in physical prowess or other abilities, the stronger the challenge to overcome.

The primates attained their dominant positions through a combination of military skill, physical prowess , and personal magnetism.

However, their technical know-how does not match their physical prowess .

Dustin had a certain envy of McQueen's looks, self-confidence, physical prowess and rebellious nature.

■ VERB

show

The scenario of a soldier showing supreme athletic prowess in the name of his country was how de Coubertin imagined the Games.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

athletic prowess

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

All through the ages men have had names which recognised their prowess at arms or through some physical attribute.

But more surprising than his lack of academic prowess was his failure to make any other sort of impact.

Growing up where I did, I understood and admired physical prowess , and there was an abundance of muscle here.

He was better trained than anybody in our section, and the Corporals admired his physical prowess .

He was instantly celebrated as a possessor of breathtaking quickness and ball-handling, a deft-shooting touch and suffocating defensive prowess .

Heroes represent individuals of exceptional prowess and courage.

It shamed me to be evaluating the prowess of a man whom I would not ordinarily desire.

The researchers cautioned that the study only predicts the likelihood that a child will be predisposed to physical prowess .

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