Background and Skill

Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

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Skill and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skill" instead a noun "Background".

Skill noun - Subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something.

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Background and skill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Skill".

Nearby Words: skilled, skillfully, skilful, skilly

similar	similar background	similar skill
common	common background	common skill
specific	specific background	specific skill
right	right background	right skill
Other adjectives: true, single, poor, actual, real, little, main, social, new, military, extra, random, different, medical.

It's notable that this isn't a background thing but it occurs with Turakkens with lower skill ratings and they visibly bash the keyboard when it occurs.

Source: Video Game / Startopia
It's a learned skill, but once you learn it it happens in the background so it's as good as automatic.

Source: Literature / Myth Adventures
This may be somewhat justified, however, as Frank was an amazing soldier with a background in black ops; his promotions may have been based on skill as opposed to time served.

Source: Overranked Soldier

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