Bent and Skill

Bent

Bent noun - A special and usually inborn ability.

Usage example: having a decided bent for languages, he picked up Italian in no time

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Skill and bent are semantically related. in inclination topic. In some cases you can use "Skill" instead a noun "Bent".

Nearby Word: bend

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

Usage example: with unbelievable skill, the expert in origami transformed a few sheets of paper into a menagerie of exotic animals

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

Nearby Words: skilled, skillfully, skilful, skilly

similar	similar bent	similar skill
natural	natural bent	natural skill
certain	certain bent	certain skill
powerful	powerful bent	powerful skill
Other adjectives: little, martial, magical.

Bent points this out, Lipwig retorts that Dibbler's ability to get people to eat what dogs won't is a testament to his business skill.

Source: Even the Rats Won't Touch It
In tournaments, it can happen over multiple games, if the players' difference in skill levels (and in some cases, mental strength) is great enough, such as Bobby Fischer's consecutive 6-0 sweeps against Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen in the 1971 Candidates tournament.

Source: Tabletop Game / Chess

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