Skill vs. Experience
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.
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 teacherSkillverb
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 vividlySkillverb
To know; to understand.
Experiencenoun
an event as apprehended;
a surprising experiencethat painful experience certainly got our attentionSkillverb
(intransitive) To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
Experienceverb
go or live through;
We had many trials to go throughhe saw action in Viet NamSkillverb
(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 divorcesSkillverb
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 feelingSkillverb
(video games) To spend acquired points in exchange for skills.
Experienceverb
undergo an emotional sensation;
She felt resentfulHe felt regretSkillnoun
an ability that has been acquired by training
Experienceverb
undergo;
The stocks had a fast run-upSkillnoun
ability to produce solutions in some problem domain;
the skill of a well-trained boxerthe sweet science of pugilism
