Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality of being expert; skill derived from practice; readiness; dexterity; adroitness: as, expertness in musical performance, or in seamanship; expertness in reasoning.
  • noun Synonyms Facility, Knack, etc. See readiness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Skill derived from practice; readiness.

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  • noun The state of being expert; skill or proficiency

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

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Examples

  • Regarding the subject at hand here, though, I think that "expertness" in the case of the violinist and the programmer, it had a lot to do with being an expert at the use of the very few tools for those 10,000 hours (violin + sheet music or computer and programming language).

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  • I was ASTOUNDED by Mexico's intelligence and expertness in response and preparation for the cane.

    DEAN 2007

  • I was ASTOUNDED by Mexico's intelligence and expertness in response and preparation for the cane.

    DEAN 2007

  • I was ASTOUNDED by Mexico's intelligence and expertness in response and preparation for the cane.

    DEAN 2007

  • I was ASTOUNDED by Mexico's intelligence and expertness in response and preparation for the cane.

    DEAN 2007

  • I was ASTOUNDED by Mexico's intelligence and expertness in response and preparation for the cane.

    DEAN 2007

  • I was ASTOUNDED by Mexico's intelligence and expertness in response and preparation for the cane.

    DEAN 2007

  • I was ASTOUNDED by Mexico's intelligence and expertness in response and preparation for the cane.

    DEAN 2007

  • I was ASTOUNDED by Mexico's intelligence and expertness in response and preparation for the cane.

    DEAN 2007

  • Paraprofessional aides are much less technically expert than are professionals, but they often more than make up for their lower degree of technical expertise through their greater social expertness.

    Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995

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