From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprowessprow‧ess /ˈpraʊɪs/ noun [uncountable]formalGOOD AT great skill at doing something
his physical prowess
military prowessExamples from the Corpusprowess• But more surprising than his lack of academicprowess was his failure to make any other sort of impact.• athleticprowess• He was instantly celebrated as a possessor of breathtaking quickness and ball-handling, a deft-shooting touch and suffocatingdefensiveprowess.• Heroesrepresent individuals of exceptionalprowess and courage.• Growing up where I did, I understood and admiredphysicalprowess, and there was an abundance of muscle here.• He was better trained than anybody in our section, and the Corporals admired his physical prowess.• The researcherscautioned that the study only predicts the likelihood that a child will be predisposed to physical prowess.• It shamed me to be evaluating the prowess of a man whom I would not ordinarily desire.• All through the ages men have had names which recognised their prowess at arms or through some physical attribute.Originprowess(1200-1300)Old Frenchprouesse, from prou; → PROUD
