Skill vs. Experience

Skill vs. Experience — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Skill and Experience

Skillnoun

Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.

Experiencenoun

Event(s) of which one is cognizant.

It was an experience he would not soon forget.

Skillnoun

(obsolete) Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.

Experiencenoun

(countable) An activity one has performed.

Skillnoun

(obsolete) Knowledge; understanding.

Experiencenoun

(countable) A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.

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Skillnoun

(obsolete) Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.

Experiencenoun

(uncountable) The knowledge thus gathered.

Skilladjective

Great, excellent.

Experienceverb

(transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

Skillverb

(transitive) To set apart; separate.

Experiencenoun

the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities;

a man of experienceexperience is the best teacher
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Skillverb

To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).

Experiencenoun

the content of direct observation or participation in an event;

he had a religious experiencehe recalled the experience vividly

Skillverb

To know; to understand.

Experiencenoun

an event as apprehended;

a surprising experiencethat painful experience certainly got our attention

Skillverb

(intransitive) To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.

Experienceverb

go or live through;

We had many trials to go throughhe saw action in Viet Nam

Skillverb

(intransitive) To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.

Experienceverb

have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations;

I know the feeling!have you ever known hunger?I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addictThe holocaust survivors have lived a nightmareI lived through two divorces

Skillverb

To make a difference; signify; matter.

Experienceverb

of mental or physical states or experiences;

get an ideaexperience vertigoget nauseousundergo a strange sensationThe chemical undergoes a sudden changeThe fluid undergoes shearreceive injurieshave a feeling

Skillverb

(video games) To spend acquired points in exchange for skills.

Experienceverb

undergo an emotional sensation;

She felt resentfulHe felt regret

Skillnoun

an ability that has been acquired by training

Experienceverb

undergo;

The stocks had a fast run-up

Skillnoun

ability to produce solutions in some problem domain;

the skill of a well-trained boxerthe sweet science of pugilism