1. prowess - Noun
2. prowess - Adjective
Distinguished bravery; valor; especially, military bravery and skill; gallantry; intrepidity; fearlessness.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI verily believe that a man's way with women is in inverse ratio to his prowess among men. The weakling and the saphead have often great ability to charm the fair sex, while the fighting man who can face a thousand real dangers unafraid, sits hiding in the shadows like some frightened child. Edgar Rice Burroughs
True courage scorns To vent her prowess in a storm of words; And, to the valiant, actions speak alone. Tobias Smollett
I was a weedy kid, not like one of those working-class men who can accommodate not being academically clever by physical strength and prowess. Ken Livingstone
When I called upon Dr. Johnson next morning, I found him highly satisfied with his colloquial prowess the preceding evening. "Well, (said he,) we had good talk." BOSWELL: "Yes, Sir, you tossed and gored several persons." James Boswell
We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist. Arthur Erickson
In sports teams, apart from talk of sporting prowess and the imparting of inspirational thought, an extraordinary amount of time is spent discussing, and flaunting, material possessions. Harsha Bhogle