Definition of TECHNIQUE

technique

Meanings

Plural: techniques

Noun

  • a practical method or art applied to some particular task
  • skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
  • The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
  • Practical ability in some given field or practice, often as opposed to creativity or imaginative skill.
  • A method of achieving something or carrying something out, especially one requiring some skill or knowledge.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French technique (“technicality; branch of knowledge”), noun use of technique (“technical”), from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “of or pertaining to art, artistic, skilful”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “art, handicraft”). Doublet of technic.

Synonyms

proficiency

Scrabble Score: 23

technique is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
technique is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
technique is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

technique is a valid Words With Friends word