EXPERTNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

Synonyms:

expertise; expertness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("expertness" is a kind of...):

skillfulness (the state of being cognitively skillful)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "expertness"):

professionalism (the expertness characteristic of a professional person)

sophistication (being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject)

Derivation:

expert (having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude)