mastery

4 definitions • 5 examples

complete control of something:

her mastery of the situation

If someone has a mastery of something, they are extremely skilled at it:

her mastery of the violin

great skill in a particular job or activity:

Louis Armstrong’s mastery of the trumpet is legendary.

Only a singer of Fitzgerald's mastery could have tackled such an immense project.

complete control:

Of course mastery over one's circumstances may give rise to arrogance and intolerance (= make someone think he or she is better than other people).